The role of community health workers in re-entry of people with HIV and substance use disorder released from jail: a mixed methods evaluation of a pilot study

• Main Authors: Afeefah Khazi-Syed (Author), Emily Hoff (Author), Maverick Salyards (Author), Laura Hansen (Author), Nicholas Campalans (Author), Zoe Pulitzer (Author), Christina Melton Crain (Author), Hue Nguyen (Author), Shira Shavit (Author), Robrina Walker (Author), Ank E. Nijhawan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Incarcerated individuals face high rates of mental illness, substance use disorders and communicable diseases including HIV, with increased health complications and mortality in the early post-release period. Multiple re-entry interventions linking justice-involved individuals to...