Psychiatry
Psychiatry Research Opportunities
Stacey Barrenger, Ph.D., MSW
Addressing Individual and Structural Barriers to Medical and Behavioral Healthcare for Returning Citizens
People leaving jails and prisons, or returning citizens, have high medical and behavioral health needs that remain unmet during their return to the community due to a fragmented service system and competing demands to meet basic needs. To better address medical and behavioral health needs among this population a community-centered, multi-level approach to coordinated care is needed. This project seeks to better understand the needs of returning citizens and develop a community collaborative approach to increasing connections to healthcare.