{"id":7941,"date":"2019-01-28T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T21:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crism.ca\/?page_id=7941"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:11:53","slug":"populations-in-correctional-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crism.ca\/fr\/populations-in-correctional-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Populations des services correctionnels"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7941\" class=\"elementor elementor-7941\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21a117 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a21a117\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56b93ecb\" data-id=\"56b93ecb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-741239fd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"741239fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-381115e4\" data-id=\"381115e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743587e8 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"743587e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation<br>Science Progam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272c29a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"272c29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ontario Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5abbde9f\" data-id=\"5abbde9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e446a4a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e446a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Populations in Correctional Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b682f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"69b682f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49cff30c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"49cff30c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-158c50bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"158c50bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-556de930\" data-id=\"556de930\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401e3136 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"401e3136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb6583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb6583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a9b99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a9b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PI rotates amongst leadership group depending on project.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-593b85e1\" data-id=\"593b85e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ded6b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ded6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474dbdb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"474dbdb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22727a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d22727a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Andrew MacFarlane<\/strong> (Correctional Health Services, BC);<\/li><li><strong>Fiona Kouyoumdjian<\/strong> (McMaster University, ON);<\/li><li><strong>Kevin Haggerty<\/strong> (University of Alberta, AB);<\/li><li><strong>Seonaid Nolan &amp; Cheyenne Johnson<\/strong> (BCCSU, BC)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-350186cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"350186cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16930581 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"16930581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75243857 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75243857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff96ee0 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff96ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a1a2f4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a1a2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project aims to generate evidence on opioid use related interventions for correctional systems and offenders in Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6930e2be\" data-id=\"6930e2be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13df2bbf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13df2bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/transparent-curtain-window-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/transparent-curtain-window-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/transparent-curtain-window-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/transparent-curtain-window-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/transparent-curtain-window-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/transparent-curtain-window-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52081836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"52081836\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d0dfff elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"38d0dfff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309e694f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"309e694f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c169d06 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c169d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5dfb1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e5dfb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Correctional populations are a standout vulnerable population with among the highest prevalence of substance use and mental health problems. They are at high risk for related morbidity and mortality (e.g., overdose). As many as 50% or more of correctional inmates, including those in Canadian correctional systems, feature opioid misuse and related problems. While some prevention and treatment interventions (e.g., opioid pharmacotherapy programs) for opioid misuse and harms have been selectively implemented for correctional settings, primary intervention and knowledge gaps exist.<\/p><p>A further challenge is post-release intervention and care, where care transition (e.g., addiction treatment) commonly breaks down, and released offenders return to substance use and other risk activities and are at highly elevated risks for (e.g., overdose) mortality, and other severe health and social problems, including re-offending.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f12915 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"31f12915\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-629ac730 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"629ac730\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172846af elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"172846af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a9bf2a elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a9bf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Components<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fe29c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54fe29c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Scoping Review of Feasibility and Outcomes of Interventions for Opioid Misuse Among Correctional Populations<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"list-17\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>Undertake a comprehensive\/scoping review of existing evidence on the feasibility and outcomes of (prevention and treatment) interventions for opioid-related misuse and harms among correctional populations.<\/li><li>To distribute the findings for use among corrections-related policy and program officials.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p><strong><br \/>Evaluating the Impact of Strategies to Prevent Opioid-Related Harms in People who Experience Imprisonment in Provisional Prisons in Ontario<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Use available health administrative data to assess the impact of recent and current strategies to reduce opioid-related harms in persons who experience imprisonment in provincial prisons in Ontario.<\/li><li>Explore the impact of strategies to reduce opioid-related harms on the following outcomes over time.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Follow-Up Study of Quebec Federal Offenders on Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"list-19\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>Quebec Node to partner with Correctional Services Canada to jointly identify and implement feasible interventions.<\/li><li>Increase effective service transition and reduce overdose risk among a subset of inmates to be released.<\/li><li>Examine treatment, health and criminogenic experiences and outcomes among federal (CSC) offenders with opioid disorders related to OST care, both institutionally and in the community upon release.<\/li><li>Examine the expectations of offenders as well as the role of contextual, systemic and environmental factors in influencing transition into OST-related community care.<\/li><li>Examine barriers to a more successful transition into the OST-related community upon release.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Examining the Opioid Landscape Within Federal Prisons in Alberta<\/strong><\/p><\/div><ul><li>How has fentanyl\/carfentanyl impacted policy responses to security concerns in Alberta\u2019s prisons, and how does this development impact correctional officers and prisoners?<\/li><li>Which measures might be most effective to address this problem in a prison environment?<\/li><li>What is the level of appetite for different forms of harm reduction strategies in federal jails among correctional officers, prisoners and correctional staff? Which of these strategies are feasible from a security, legality, and safety perspective?<\/li><li>What organizational, security, occupational or cultural barriers might have to be addressed to introduce measures to reduce the assorted risks of opiates in prison effectively?<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>An evaluation of the use of Community Transition Teams to improve health outcomes for individuals recently released from British Columba Corrections<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid jupiter-donut- mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid mk-in-viewport\" data-mk-stretch-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column column_container jupiter-donut- _ jupiter-donut-height-full\"><div id=\"list-42\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>The period following release from a correctional facility is one of heightened vulnerability, as individuals re-immerse into their communities, search for housing and employment and attempt to access health care services. Accordingly, many newly-released clients feel ill-equipped to navigate this process and, in the absence of proper support, are at high risk for relapse to substance use, recidivism and a host of other adverse outcomes.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"jupiterx-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div id=\"jupiterx-primary\" class=\"jupiterx-primary col-lg-12\"><div class=\"jupiterx-content\" role=\"main\"><article id=\"7941\" class=\"jupiterx-post post-7941 page type-page status-publish hentry\"><div class=\"jupiterx-post-body\"><div class=\"jupiterx-post-content clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid jupiter-donut- mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid mk-in-viewport\" data-mk-stretch-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-11 wpb_column column_container jupiter-donut- _ jupiter-donut-height-full\"><div id=\"list-21\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>To address this, PHSA Correctional Health Services (CHS) is planning on implementing and scaling up the use of Community Transition Teams (CTTs). CTTs adopt a client-centred approach to care, whereby a case manager works closely with an individual to help them identify their priorities and subsequently takes an active role in supporting a client to achieve their treatment goals following release from provincial corrections.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ImplementationScience Progam Ontario Node Populations in Correctional Services Principal Investigator PI rotates amongst leadership group depending on project.\u00a0 Leadership Group Andrew MacFarlane (Correctional Health Services, BC); Fiona Kouyoumdjian (McMaster University, ON); Kevin Haggerty (University of Alberta, AB); Seonaid Nolan &amp; Cheyenne Johnson (BCCSU, BC) Objective This project aims to generate evidence on opioid use related interventions for correctional systems and offenders in Canada. Context Correctional populations are a standout vulnerable population with among the highest prevalence of substance use and mental health problems. They are at high risk for related morbidity and mortality (e.g., overdose). As many as 50% or more of correctional inmates, including those in Canadian correctional systems, feature opioid misuse and related problems. While some prevention and treatment interventions (e.g., opioid pharmacotherapy programs) for opioid misuse and harms have been selectively implemented for correctional settings, primary intervention and knowledge gaps exist. A further challenge is post-release intervention and care, where care transition (e.g., addiction treatment) commonly breaks down, and released offenders return to substance use and other risk activities and are at highly elevated risks for (e.g., overdose) mortality, and other severe health and social problems, including re-offending. Project Components Scoping Review of Feasibility and Outcomes of Interventions for Opioid Misuse Among Correctional Populations Undertake a comprehensive\/scoping review of existing evidence on the feasibility and outcomes of (prevention and treatment) interventions for opioid-related misuse and harms among correctional populations. To distribute the findings for use among corrections-related policy and program officials. Evaluating the Impact of Strategies to Prevent Opioid-Related Harms in People who Experience Imprisonment in Provisional Prisons in Ontario Use available health administrative data to assess the impact of recent and current strategies to reduce opioid-related harms in persons who experience imprisonment in provincial prisons in Ontario. Explore the impact of strategies to reduce opioid-related harms on the following outcomes over time. Follow-Up Study of Quebec Federal Offenders on Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) Quebec Node to partner with Correctional Services Canada to jointly identify and implement feasible interventions. Increase effective service transition and reduce overdose risk among a subset of inmates to be released. Examine treatment, health and criminogenic experiences and outcomes among federal (CSC) offenders with opioid disorders related to OST care, both institutionally and in the community upon release. Examine the expectations of offenders as well as the role of contextual, systemic and environmental factors in influencing transition into OST-related community care. Examine barriers to a more successful transition into the OST-related community upon release. Examining the Opioid Landscape Within Federal Prisons in Alberta How has fentanyl\/carfentanyl impacted policy responses to security concerns in Alberta\u2019s prisons, and how does this development impact correctional officers and prisoners? Which measures might be most effective to address this problem in a prison environment? What is the level of appetite for different forms of harm reduction strategies in federal jails among correctional officers, prisoners and correctional staff? Which of these strategies are feasible from a security, legality, and safety perspective? What organizational, security, occupational or cultural barriers might have to be addressed to introduce measures to reduce the assorted risks of opiates in prison effectively? \u00a0 An evaluation of the use of Community Transition Teams to improve health outcomes for individuals recently released from British Columba Corrections The period following release from a correctional facility is one of heightened vulnerability, as individuals re-immerse into their communities, search for housing and employment and attempt to access health care services. Accordingly, many newly-released clients feel ill-equipped to navigate this process and, in the absence of proper support, are at high risk for relapse to substance use, recidivism and a host of other adverse outcomes. \u00a0 To address this, PHSA Correctional Health Services (CHS) is planning on implementing and scaling up the use of Community Transition Teams (CTTs). CTTs adopt a client-centred approach to care, whereby a case manager works closely with an individual to help them identify their priorities and subsequently takes an active role in supporting a client to achieve their treatment goals following release from provincial corrections.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"folder":[],"wf_page_folders":[368],"class_list":["post-7941","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Populations in Correctional Services - CRISM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CRISM project examining substance use among correctional populations in Canada, focusing on opioid use, overdose risk, and post-release care gaps.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/fr\/populations-in-correctional-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Populations in Correctional Services - 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