The Hooks Institute Policy Papers
Mental Health Services as a Mandatory Necessity for Returning Citizens
Abstract
In her paper titled “Mental Health Services as a Mandatory Necessity for Returning Citizens,” Dr. Crystal DeBerry, Owner of DeNovo Clinical Strategies LLC and Founder of the Memphis nonprofit Indomitable Families Affected by Incarceration, describes the importance of mental health resources and support for those impacted by incarceration. She argues that wrap-around mental health services, including counseling, supportive programs, and support for families of incarcerated loved ones, should be a mandatory component of reentry. Just as the first paper makes clear that mass incarceration begins far before any individual person is imprisoned, this paper underscores the fact that the criminal legal system does not simply end when a person is released from detention. The effects of the criminal legal system are vast and long-lasting.
Recommended Citation
DeBerry, Crystal
(2024)
"Mental Health Services as a Mandatory Necessity for Returning Citizens,"
The Hooks Institute Policy Papers: Vol. 2024, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/hookspolicypapers/vol2024/iss1/8
