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This site is to collect information to assist the families and friends of mentally ill /mentally challenged inmates in Lee County Florida. Contact with the writers of recent articles such as “Keeping the Mentally Ill out of Jail” (Burton, 2009) brought referrals to the numerous agencies currently working in the difficult and overwhelming field of providing medical care to thousands of inmates. This comes as research and review of Lee County contracts, regulatory policies, and applicable news feeds to administrative policies to bring awareness and understanding of state-specific requirements and policies for the Lee County / Prison Health Services.
Burton, C. (2009, July 3). Keeping the mentally ill out of jail. Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Lehigh Acres Citizen.com: http://www.lehighacrescitizen.com/page/content.detail/id/501846/Keeping-the-mentally-ill-out-of-jail.html?nav=5100

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Upcoming Social Medicine Events: Department of Family & Social Medicine

http://www.socialmedicine.org/category/prison-health/
October 22 to November 18, 2009: RPSM Orientation Month, Click Click here for the complete calendar. http://www.socialmedicine.org/department-of-family-social-medicine/residency-program-in-social-medicine/2009-orientation-calendar/
October 27, 2009: Social Medicine Rounds: Dr. Aaron Fox & others: "Physician Advocacy & Health Care Reform." Cherkasky Auditorium, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E. 210th St., Bronx, NY. 4:30-6PM
November 10, 2009: Social Medicine Rounds: Dr. Luis Barrios (John Jay College of Criminal Justice): Beyond Gangs: Identities and Resistance. 3rd Floor Conference Conference Room, 3544 Jerome Ave., Bronx, NY. 4:30-6PM
November 17, 2009: Social Medicine Rounds: Presentation of RPSM Orientation Project by Intern Class. 3rd Floor Conference Conference Room, 3544 Jerome Ave., Bronx, NY. 4:30-6PM
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