Statewide mental health training for probation officers: improving knowledge and decreasing stigma

• Main Authors: Nikhil Tomar (Author), Marilyn A. Ghezzi (Author), Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein (Author), Amy Blank Wilson (Author), Tonya B. Van Deinse (Author), Stacey Burgin (Author), Gary S. Cuddeback (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The large and growing number of probationers with mental illnesses pose significant challenges to the probationer officers who supervise them. Stigma towards mental illnesses among probation officers is largely unstudied and the effectiveness of training initiatives designed to e...