Inmate mental health--table 1: numbers.
INMATE MENTAL HEALTH--TABLE 2: STAFFING
THERAPISTS ON
SYSTEM STAFF 12-31-04 CONSIDERED ADEQUATE NUMBER
ALABAMA 132 Yes
ALASKA No response No response
ARIZONA 179 No, currently requesting
additional full-time staff
for transitional and release
planning
ARKANSAS 60 No, lack funding
CALIFORNIA 1,234 Yes
COLORADO 46 No, diagnosed population
increasing 1 percent per year
CONNECTICUT Unknown (1) Yes, the department is
consolidating services to
better utilize staff
DELAWARE 27 Yes
DISTRICT 10 No, the mental health
OF COLUMBIA population is increasing
FLORIDA No response No response
GEORGIA 358 No, due to staff cuts for
the past two years
HAWAII 17 No, there are many vacancies
and need for additional
Ph.D.s and medical doctors
IDAHO 17 Yes
ILLINOIS No response No response
INDIANA Unknown Yes
IOWA 26 No
KANSAS 68 Yes
KENTUCKY 114 No
LOUISIANA 155 Yes
MAINE No response No response
MARYLAND 37 No
MASSACHUSETTS 85 Yes
MICHIGAN 227 (2) Yes
MINNESOTA 70, approx. Yes
MISSISSIPPI 2 No
MISSOURI Unavailable Considered the minimum
necessary
MONTANA No response No response
NEBRASKA 37 No
NEVADA Unknown No
NEW HAMPSHIRE 20 No
NEW JERSEY 198 Yes
NEW MEXICO 59 No, staff is thinly distributed
at most facilities
NEW YORK 250, approx. Yes
NORTH CAROLINA No response No response
NORTH DAKOTA 6 No, could use more nurses and
social workers
OHIO 611 Yes, the state has established
ratios
OKLAHOMA Unknown
OREGON 25 No, due to increase in number
of mentally ill inmates and
acuity levels
PENNSYLVANIA 150, approx. Yes
RHODE ISLAND 10 No
SOUTH CAROLINA 54 No
SOUTH DAKOTA 14 Yes
TENNESSEE 47 No
TEXAS 368 Yes, adequate to provide a
constitutional level of care
VERMONT No response No response
UTAH 12 No
VIRGINIA No response No response
WASHINGTON 71 No
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN 106 No
WYOMING No response No response
FEDERAL BUREAU No response No response
OF PRISONS
CANADIAN SYSTEMS
NEWFOUNDLAND 3 No, there is a need for a
psychologist
NOVA SCOTIA 1 (3) Yes
ONTARIO General numbers No, not all institutions employ
are unknown (4) mental health nurses, social
workers or psychologists;
contract psychiatrist hours
vary and may not be sufficient
in all facilities
CORRECTIONAL 404 No
SERVICE CANADA
STAFF CHANGES
JAN. 1 THROUGH SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIRED FOR
SYSTEM DEC. 31, 2003 COs AND SUPERVISORS
ALABAMA Increased Yes
ALASKA No response No response
ARIZONA Remained the same Yes, medication management,
screening and identification,
referral, signs and symptoms,
inmate management
ARKANSAS Remained the same Yes, in-service training
CALIFORNIA Increased Yes, four hours of mental
health training
COLORADO Decreased Yes, at special units, optional
at other units
CONNECTICUT Remained the same Yes, four hours annually in
suicide prevention and 16 hours
far all staff in the designated
mental health facility
DELAWARE Increased Yes, at the training academy
and at local prisons
DISTRICT Remained the same Yes, 40 hours plus an
OF COLUMBIA eight-hour annual
re-certification class
FLORIDA No response No response
GEORGIA Decreased Yes, 32-hour program
HAWAII Increased Yes, training is mandatory and
some in-service training is
provided as requested
IDAHO Remained the same Yes, training officers assigned
to the mental health unit or
all those completing the
academy is done by a contract
psychologist
ILLINOIS No response No response
INDIANA Increased Yes, for staff working in
dedicated mental health units
IOWA Remained the same Currently being developed
KANSAS Increased Yes
KENTUCKY Remained the same Yes, addressing basic mental
health issues
LOUISIANA Remained the same Yes, a 16-hour course
MAINE No response No response
MARYLAND Remained the same Yes, basic and
cognitive-behavior concepts
MASSACHUSETTS Remained the same Yes, annual training on suicide
prevention and signs/symptoms
of mental illness
MICHIGAN Remained the same Yes, plus additional training
for those in residential and
inpatient programs
MINNESOTA Increased Yes, annual training on suicide
prevention and working with the
mentally ill; ongoing training
for staff working in specialty
programs
MISSISSIPPI Remained the same No
MISSOURI Remained the same Yes, covered in basic and core
training on the special needs
offender
MONTANA No response No response
NEBRASKA Remained the same Yes, four hours of pre-service
and two hours of annual
training focusing on suicide
prevention and intervention
NEVADA Remained the same Yes
NEW HAMPSHIRE Remained the same Yes
NEW JERSEY Remained the same Yes, including suicide
prevention
NEW MEXICO Remained the same Yes, mandatory for all new
cadets
NEW YORK Increased Yes, in recognizing abnormal
behavior, suicide prevention
and special housing unit
training
NORTH CAROLINA No response No response
NORTH DAKOTA Remained the same Yes, including suicide
prevention
OHIO Remained the same Yes, a two-day session for
those assigned to work
directly with mentally ill
inmates
OKLAHOMA Increased Yes
OREGON Remained the same Yes, new employee orientation
and in-service training
PENNSYLVANIA Increased Yes, two-day training for those
assigned to special needs units
RHODE ISLAND Remained the same Yes
SOUTH CAROLINA Decreased No
SOUTH DAKOTA Increased Yes, new employee training plus
suicide prevention
TENNESSEE Remained the same Yes, new employee training,
annual on-site refresher
training and quarterly special
training
TEXAS Decreased Yes, pre-service and in-service
training, including suicide
prevention; additional training
for those assigned to special
needs facilities
VERMONT No response No response
UTAH Remained the same Yes
VIRGINIA No response No response
WASHINGTON Remained the same Yes, some training provided
by the mental health staff
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN Remained the same Yes, eight hours of training,
including suicide prevention
WYOMING No response No response
FEDERAL BUREAU No response No response
OF PRISONS
CANADIAN SYSTEMS
NEWFOUNDLAND Remained the same No
NOVA SCOTIA Remained the same Yes, several weeks of training
from forensic specialists for
those assigned to the special
needs unit
ONTARIO Remained the same Yes, minimal amount; an
optional professional
development course is offered
to experienced officers
CORRECTIONAL Decreased No
SERVICE CANADA
SPECIAL TRAINING ON SECURITY ISSUES
AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR
SYSTEM MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
ALABAMA Yes
ALASKA No response
ARIZONA Yes, agency and facility specific,
general security and safety
ARKANSAS Yes, three-day nonsecurity training
CALIFORNIA Yes, four hours annually, including use
of force
COLORADO Yes, all staff complete basic and 40
hours annual training
CONNECTICUT Yes, six weeks academy training upon
hire and 40 hours annual training
DELAWARE Yes, on-site training
DISTRICT Yes
OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA No response
GEORGIA Yes, 24-hour pre-service orientation
and 20 hours in-service annual training
HAWAII No, not mandatory but is available
IDAHO Yes, 12 to 40 hours for contract staff,
depending on assignment; three-week
academy for all staff
ILLINOIS No response
INDIANA Yes, departmental basic training and
annual updates
IOWA Yes
KANSAS Yes
KENTUCKY Yes, annual training
LOUISIANA Yes, 40 hours of in-service training
MAINE No response
MARYLAND Yes, academy sessions and annual
training
MASSACHUSETTS Yes, departmental orientations
MICHIGAN Yes, 40 hours in new-employee school
MINNESOTA Yes, academy completion before facility
assignment; continuing education by
the department
MISSISSIPPI Yes, one-week academy training
MISSOURI Yes, covered in basic and core training
on the special needs offender
MONTANA No response
NEBRASKA Yes, four- to five-week pre-service and
32 hours annually of in-service for
those with direct inmate contact
NEVADA Yes
NEW HAMPSHIRE Yes
NEW JERSEY Yes, a custody orientation program
NEW MEXICO Yes, one-week orientation plus annual
refresher training
NEW YORK Yes, general facility orientation for
new employees
NORTH CAROLINA No response
NORTH DAKOTA Yes, 40 hours initial training plus
annual refresher training
OHIO Yes, two-day training sessions on signs
and symptoms, suicide prevention and
communication strategies
OKLAHOMA Yes, pre-service and in-service
OREGON Yes, new employee orientation and
in-service training
PENNSYLVANIA Yes
RHODE ISLAND Yes, new employee orientation
SOUTH CAROLINA Yes, orientation plus suicide prevention
SOUTH DAKOTA Yes
TENNESSEE Yes
TEXAS Yes, orientation training
VERMONT No response
UTAH Yes, most mental health staff are
certified as correctional officers
VIRGINIA No response
WASHINGTON Yes, six weeks of correctional worker
core training at beginning of
employment
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN Yes, four-day course at beginning of
employment, except for psychiatrists
who receive quarterly training
WYOMING No response
FEDERAL BUREAU No response
OF PRISONS
CANADIAN SYSTEMS
NEWFOUNDLAND Yes
NOVA SCOTIA Yes, included in all orientations and
on-going training
ONTARIO Yes, basic orientation to the facility
CORRECTIONAL Yes, part of overall orientation training
SERVICE CANADA
(1) CONNECTICUT: Registered nurses function in multiple capacities,
including mental health; therefore, the actual number of related
staff is unknown.
(2) MICHIGAN: The number of staff noted includes those covered in
the budgeted figures provided on Table 1 but not 107.5 institutional
psychologists and social workers.
(3) NOVA SCOTIA: The system also has access to a mentally ill
offender inpatient program and its staff.
(4) ONTARIO: Twenty-eight annualized contracts are in effect
for psychiatric services.
INMATE MENTAL HEALTH--TABLE 1: NUMBERS
For purposes of this survey, the definition for mental illness
is: Psychiatric illness or disease expressed primarily through
abnormalities of thought, feeling and behavior producing either
distress and/or impaired function.
PERCENT OF TOTAL
POPULATION
BASIS USED FOR DIAGNOSED AS
INITIAL MENTAL ILLNESS MENTALLY ILL ON
SYSTEM SCREENING DETERMINATION 12-31-03
ALABAMA At intake DSM-IV; prior 24%
records review
ALASKA No response No response No response
ARIZONA At intake DSM-IV; 15%
interview;
assessment and
treatment team
evaluation
ARKANSAS At intake Prior history 6%, approx.
and stability
on meds;
observation
of symptoms
CALIFORNIA At intake DSM-IV; case 16.7%
assessment
COLORADO At intake DSM-IV for 16%
major illness
CONNECTICUT At intake Prior history; 13%
presenting
behavior;
self-report
DELAWARE At intake DSM-IV; prior 13.63%
history and
records review
DISTRICT OF At intake DSM-IV; prior 69.8%
COLUMBIA history and
records review
FLORIDA No response No response
GEORGIA Within 24 hours DSM-IV; prior 15.1%
of admission history; if
currently taking
psychotropic
medications
HAWAII At intake DSM-IV; prior 15%
history and
records review;
facility
psychiatrist
diagnosis
IDAHO At intake DSM-IV, prior 19%, approx.
history and
records review,
clinical
evaluation by
clinician or
psychiatrist
ILLINOIS No response No response No response
INDIANA At intake DSM-IV; MH 11%, approx.,
professional plus substance
determination abuse
IOWA At intake DSM-IV; prior 18%
history and
records review;
suicide attempts
and medications
KANSAS At intake DSM-IV; MH 18%
professional
determination;
prior history;
patient
interview
KENTUCKY At intake DSM-IV 16%
LOUISIANA At intake DSM-IV; prior 15% average
history and
records;
psychological
testing
MAINE No response No response No response
MARYLAND At intake DSM-IV; 14%
self-report
analysis
MASSACHUSETTS At intake Clinical 22%
evaluation, not
diagnostic
categories
MICHIGAN At intake DSM-IV, through 10%
screening,
testing and
interviews
MINNESOTA Within 24 DSM-IV; prior 22.5%
hours of records review; average
admission interview
MISSISSIPPI During initial DSM-IV; 10%
classification interviews;
prior records
review
MISSOURI At intake DSM-IV; prior 13%
history and
records review;
interview
MONTANA No response No response No response
NEBRASKA At intake DSM-IV; prior 17.5%
records review average
NEVADA At intake DSM-IV; prior 13%
history review
and behavior
analysis
NEW HAMPSHIRE At intake DSM-IV 18%
NEW JERSEY At intake DSM-IV 12%
NEW MEXICO At intake DSM-IV; clinical 12.5%
interview;
routine history
taking
NEW YORK During the Records review; 15%
reception and clinical
classification diagnosis using
process DSM criteria
NORTH CAROLINA No response No response No response
NORTH DAKOTA At intake DSM-IV 25%
OHIO Within 24 hours Independently 16%
of admission licensed mental
health
professional
evaluation
OKLAHOMA At intake Self-developed Unknown
mental health
classification
system
OREGON At intake DSM-IV; 23.6%
personality
aggression
inventory; prior
records review;
clinical
interview;
collateral
information
PENNSYLVANIA At intake DSM-IV plus some 17%
Axis-2 diagnoses
RHODE ISLAND At intake Currently 15%
diagnosed as
suicidal,
psychotic or
depressed;
under current
treatment
SOUTH CAROLINA At hospital DSM-IV; prior 9.2%
admission records review;
clinical
interviews;
behavioral
observation
SOUTH DAKOTA At intake Currently on 20%
medication or
has a past
diagnosis;
referral to
psychiatrist
if presenting
mental health
concerns
TENNESSEE At intake DSM-IV; prior 18%
records review;
self-report
TEXAS Within three Axis-1 11%, average
days of intake diagnosis; prior
history review
UTAH At intake Axis-1 10%
diagnosis; prior
records review;
interview;
psychological
testing in
some cases
VERMONT No response No response No response
VIRGINIA No response No response No response
WASHINGTON At intake DSM-IV 12%
WEST VIRGINIA No response No response No response
WISCONSIN At intake (5) DSM-IV; prior 25%
records review;
clinical
interview
WYOMING No response No response No response
FEDERAL BUREAU No response No response No response
OF PRISONS
CANADIAN SYSTEMS
NEWFOUNDLAND At intake by Prior history 17.5%
a nurse; the and records average
following review;
Monday by a self-report;
psychiatrist currently on
medications
NOVA SCOTIA At intake Clinical Unknown
assessment by a
psychiatrist
and/or
psychiatric
nurse
ONTARIO At intake DSM-IV; 13%
psychiatrist
diagnosis
CORRECTIONAL At intake DSM-IV; prior 12%
SERVICE CANADA history review;
currently on
medication
FISCAL OR CALENDAR YEAR 2003
Percentage of
IS THERE A Total Budget Is Mental Health
WAITING LIST FOR Allocated to Care a Dedicated
SYSTEM TREATMENT? Mental Health Line Item?
ALABAMA No $56 million Yes
(percentage
unknown
ALASKA No response No response No response
ARIZONA No Not budgeted No
ARKANSAS No 3% Yes
CALIFORNIA No 4.29% No
COLORADO No 0.92% Yes
CONNECTICUT No 12.5% (1) No
DELAWARE No Unknown (2) No
DISTRICT OF No 20%, approx. No
COLUMBIA
FLORIDA No response No response No response
GEORGIA No 2.6% Yes
HAWAII No 18.9% No
IDAHO No Not budgeted No
as separate
allocation
ILLINOIS No response No response No response
INDIANA No Unknown No
IOWA No Not budgeted No
as separate
allocation
KANSAS No Unknown (3) No
KENTUCKY Yes 3.19% Yes
LOUISIANA No 1% No
MAINE No response No response No response
MARYLAND Yes Not budgeted No
as separate
allocation
MASSACHUSETTS No 2.8% No
MICHIGAN No 4.02%, not Yes
including
psychologists
and social
workers
MINNESOTA No 1.24% No
MISSISSIPPI No Not budgeted No
as separate
allocation
MISSOURI No Unknown (4) No
MONTANA No response No response No response
NEBRASKA Yes 2% Yes
NEVADA No Unknown No
NEW HAMPSHIRE Yes 5% No
NEW JERSEY No Unknown No
NEW MEXICO No 1.39% Yes
NEW YORK Yes 0.9% No
NORTH CAROLINA No response No response No response
NORTH DAKOTA Yes 14% No
OHIO No 4% Yes
OKLAHOMA Unknown Unknown No
OREGON Yes 1.5%, excluding Yes
pharmacy
PENNSYLVANIA No Unknown No
RHODE ISLAND No 0.8% No
SOUTH CAROLINA No 2.7% Yes
SOUTH DAKOTA No 1.1% No
TENNESSEE No 2.5%, average No
TEXAS No 1.94% Yes
UTAH No Not budgeted as No
separate item
VERMONT No response No response No response
VIRGINIA No response No response No response
WASHINGTON No Not budgeted as No
separate item
WEST VIRGINIA No response No response No response
WISCONSIN Yes 4% No
WYOMING No response No response No response
FEDERAL BUREAU No response No response No response
OF PRISONS
CANADIAN SYSTEMS
NEWFOUNDLAND No Not budgeted as No
separate item
NOVA SCOTIA No Not budgeted as No
separate item
ONTARIO Yes Unknown No
CORRECTIONAL No 2% No
SERVICE CANADA
FISCAL OR CALENDAR YEAR 2003
Dollars Actually IF CONTRACTED
Spent on Mental SERVICES, THE
Health Care Change From RATE STRUCTURE
SYSTEM (in millions) Previous Year IN USE
ALABAMA $9.2 Increase Capitated
ALASKA No response No response No response
ARIZONA $7.7 Increase Hourly rate
ARKANSAS $4 Increase Unknown
CALIFORNIA $224.4 Increase Hourly rate
plus per bed
COLORADO $4.9 Decrease
CONNECTICUT Unknown Increase Capitated
DELAWARE Unknown Remained stable Capitated
DISTRICT OF $2.1 Remained stable Per diem
COLUMBIA
FLORIDA No response No response No response
GEORGIA $25.5 Remained stable Capitated
HAWAII $2.5 Remained stable Fee-for-service
IDAHO Unknown Increase Capitated
ILLINOIS No response No response No response
INDIANA Unknown Increase Capitated
IOWA $3.4 Increase Hourly rate
KANSAS $26 overall Increase Capitated
KENTUCKY $10.3 Increase Hourly rate
LOUISIANA $4.2 Remained stable Hourly rate
MAINE No response No response No response
MARYLAND Unknown Unknown Capitated
MASSACHUSETTS $12.4 Remained stable Capitated
MICHIGAN $78.9, not Decrease Unknown
including
psychologists
and social
workers
MINNESOTA $4.4 Increase Unknown
MISSISSIPPI Unknown Unknown N/A
MISSOURI Unknown Increase Per diem
MONTANA No response No response No response
NEBRASKA $2.2, approx. Remained stable Hourly rate
NEVADA Unknown Remained stable N/A
NEW HAMPSHIRE $4 Remained stable N/A
NEW JERSEY Unknown Increase Capitated
NEW MEXICO $2.9 Remained stable N/A
NEW YORK $16.4 Increase N/A
NORTH CAROLINA No response No response No response
NORTH DAKOTA $3.5 Increase Hourly rate
OHIO $62 Decrease Fee-for-service
OKLAHOMA Unknown Increase Unknown
OREGON $5.5 Remained stable Hourly rate
PENNSYLVANIA Unknown Increase Fee-for-service
RHODE ISLAND $1.1 Increase Hourly rate
SOUTH CAROLINA $4.8 Remained stable Unknown
SOUTH DAKOTA $0.8 (thousand) Increase Hourly rate
TENNESSEE $11.5 Remained stable Capitated
TEXAS $61.6 Decrease Capitated
UTAH Unknown Remained stable Hourly rate
VERMONT No response No response No response
VIRGINIA No response No response No response
WASHINGTON $15.9 Increase N/A
WEST VIRGINIA No response No response No response
WISCONSIN $42.4 Remained stable N/A
WYOMING No response No response No response
FEDERAL BUREAU No response No response No response
OF PRISONS
CANADIAN SYSTEMS
NEWFOUNDLAND Unknown Unknown Fee-for-service
NOVA SCOTIA Unknown Unknown N/A
ONTARIO Unknown Unknown Fee-for-service
CORRECTIONAL $2.8 (Canadian) Remained Fee-for-service
SERVICE CANADA stable and/or hourly
rate
(1) CONNECTICUT: Mental health costs are included in the reported
figure representing overall health care.
(2) DELAWARE: Health care contract is a fixed amount that includes
all medical services.
(3) KANSAS: An overall comprehensive health care contract includes
medical/dental and mental health services.
(4) MISSOURI: Medical and mental health care are part of a combined
services contract.
(5) WISCONSIN: Brief screening by a nurse at intake and a detailed
screening by a psychology staff member within three to four days.
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