A Comparison Between Rural and Urban Jail Proximities to Inpatient Mental Health Care in New York State.

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  • Author(s): Tully T;Tully T; Inglis M; Inglis M
  • Source:
    Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care [J Correct Health Care] 2022 Feb; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 12-21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 24.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9503759 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1940-5200 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10783458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Correct Health Care Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2021- : [New Rochelle, NY] : Mary Ann Liebert
      Original Publication: Chicago, Ill. : The Commission, c1994-
    • Subject Terms:
      Inpatients* ; Jails*; Humans ; Mental Health ; New York ; Rural Population
    • Abstract:
      The authors created a model to examine the distance between jails and inpatient mental health care facilities in rural counties versus urban counties in New York State. Using U.S. census data, the top seven most rural counties and top seven most urban counties were selected for analysis. Results indicate that, overall, urban jails have closer access than rural jails to inpatient mental health care, with the furthest facilities for urban jails being 15.1 kilometers and the furthest for rural jails being 43.6 kilometers. The closest inpatient mental health care facility for urban jails was 174 meters, whereas the closest mental health care facility for rural jails was 0.02 kilometers. Average distance from inpatient mental health care was 4.3 kilometers for urban jails and 26 kilometers for rural jails. Policy implications are discussed.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: corrections; distance to mental health care; proximity to mental health care; rural jails
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220124 Date Completed: 20220317 Latest Revision: 20220317
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      10.1089/jchc.20.04.0017
    • Accession Number:
      35073197