2023
Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion
Howell B, Hawks L, Balasuriya L, Chang V, Wang E, Winkelman T. Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1019-1026. PMID: 37016823, PMCID: PMC10939137, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageMental disordersMedicaid expansionSubstance useInsurance coverageTreatment useMental health treatment useAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersFederal poverty levelUse of treatmentsLegal involvementLow health insurance coverageNSDUH respondentsUse disordersHealth treatmentDrug useMental illnessPercentage point increaseAge 18Insurance accessDisordersHealth insuranceTreatment
2022
The Health and Health Needs of People under Community Supervision
Hawks L, Horton N, Wang E. The Health and Health Needs of People under Community Supervision. The Annals Of The American Academy Of Political And Social Science 2022, 701: 172-190. DOI: 10.1177/00027162221119661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-quality preventive careCommunity-based primary careCommunity-based healthcare systemEvidence-based addiction treatmentAddiction treatment centersExperience higher ratesDischarge planningPreventive carePrimary careChronic diseasesTreatment centersMental illnessHealth needsPoor healthAddiction medicineAddiction treatmentMental healthPoor accessHealthcare systemHigh rateHealthCorrectional systemCarePervasive barriersTreatment