NYAPRS Note: VICE News takes an in-depth look at mental health in Cook County Jail in Chicago, which is said to be the largest mental health provider in the country. Watch the video here to learn more about how the system attempts to mitigate the impact of behavioral challenges for people incarcerated, and how the county and its community members are dealing with and impacted by the overwhelming public health crisis.
https://news.vice.com/video/institutionalized-mental-health-behind-bars
Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars
Vice; 4/8/2015
America’s relationship with its mentally ill population continues to suffer as a result of inadequacies in the country’s mental health care system.
For the mentally ill in Chicago, the effects of this inadequacy are felt on a magnified scale, as budget cuts and a lack of community-based mental health resources have left these individuals with minimal support. More often than not, this means being repeatedly swept up into the criminal justice system for low-level, non-violent crimes
VICE News takes an immersive look at this issue by going inside the Cook County Jail and speaking with community members on Chicago’s south side.