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Perceptions of Mental Health First Aid Training Deputies Received in a Jail Setting

Schweers, Aimee
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1546427525796788

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2018, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Youngstown State University, Department of Criminal Justice and Consumer Sciences.
Inmates with mental illness and addiction issues pose challenges to those in the field of corrections. They have the highest suicide rates while detained and present corrections staff with difficult situations not to mention their high rates of recidivism. This thesis used a retrospective study design where previously gathered anonymous questionnaire data was tapped concerning the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training. The sample is comprised of 105 jail staff from a Northeast Ohio jail who underwent MHFA training and completed its corresponding surveys. Results indicate that a vast majority of the jail staff find the training to be beneficial and are highly likely to apply its tenets both in their employment and everyday life. Moreover, female jail staff and those jail staff who support a loved one with a mental illness or addiction are shown to be more inclined to apply the information they received in the MHFA training than male jail staff or those jail staff who are not caregivers of those with a mental illness or addiction. Future work should follow-up on those jail staff who undergo MHFA training in order to document implementation effectiveness of its principles as well as to prepare for subsequent related training in issues related to managing inmates with mental illness and addiction.
John Hazy, PhD (Advisor)
Anissa Modarelli (Committee Member)
Lynda Ricciardi (Committee Member)
65 p.
Criminology; Mental Health; Personal Relationships; Rehabilitation
mental health first aid; perceptions of deputies; inmates; stigma

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  • Schweers, A. (2018). Perceptions of Mental Health First Aid Training Deputies Received in a Jail Setting [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1546427525796788

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schweers, Aimee. Perceptions of Mental Health First Aid Training Deputies Received in a Jail Setting. 2018. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1546427525796788.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schweers, Aimee. "Perceptions of Mental Health First Aid Training Deputies Received in a Jail Setting." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1546427525796788

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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