Epigenetics is reshaping how we understand mental health, especially in correctional settings. This session explores how genetic predisposition and environment interact at the molecular level to influence mental illness. Learn how trauma, stress, and lived experience can alter gene expression, and what that means for treatment, prevention, and long-term outcomes in complex behavioral health populations.

• Define epigenetics and its complex relationship to environmental factors
• Describe the role of epigenetics in psychiatric disorders in correctional settings
• Identify epigenetics' future directions and therapeutic potential

Level: Intermediate