The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women's Services released a new report, which demonstrates that 18 to 49 year old women on probation or parole have an almost two-fold higher risk of experiencing mental illness compared with other women. The study demonstrated that nearly half of the women in this age range who were on probation (49.4%) and over half who were on parole (54.2%) in the past year had suffered some kind of mental illness, compared with 27.5% of women who were not on parole or on probation.
SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde declared:
"This report highlights the very real need for providing better behavioral healthcare for women emerging from the criminal justice system. Providing these services not only meets a vital public health need, but is a very sound investment since it can prevent many at-risk women from returning to the criminal justice system.
Since women play a vital role in families, schools, business, and government, the recovery of women to productive lives can have an enormous positive impact on America's communities."
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