@article{ref1,
title="Beyond the bridge: evaluating a novel mental health program in the New York City jail system",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2014",
author="Glowa-Kollisch, Sarah and Lim, Sungwoo and Summers, Cynthia and Cohen, Louise and Selling, Daniel and Venters, Homer",
volume="104",
number="11",
pages="2212-2218",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs. We evaluated Beyond the Bridge, a novel mental health program in the New York City jail system designed to provide residentially based cognitive behavioral therapy in jail mental observation units. <br><br>METHODS. We used propensity score matching and a dose-response analysis. Outcome measures included reduction in violent incidents and fights, reduction in uses of force by corrections officers, reduction in time spent on suicide watch and incidents of self-injurious behavior, and increased length of community survival. <br><br>RESULTS. There were significant reductions in all outcomes when we compared program participants (n = 218) with an earlier cohort of patients residing on the mental observation unit before programming began (n = 413). However, when we compared program participants with a cohort of other patients residing on the units at the same time but who chose not to participate (n = 267), only time spent on suicide watch unit (rate ratio [RR] = 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.59, 0.89) and recidivism (RR = 0.70; 95% CI = 0.59,0.83) were significantly reduced. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. This evaluation and the model we piloted may provide useful information for other settings contemplating similar interventions. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 11, 2014: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302126).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2014.302126",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302126"
}