Rural jails face unique barriers to mental health care, including limited resources, staff training gaps, and geographic isolation. This presentation offers practical, low-cost strategies to improve outcomes, drawing on environmental psychology and behaviorist principles. Attendees will learn ways to distinguish between psychosis, withdrawal, and personality disorders, implement environmental and behavioral interventions, and enhance staff communication skills to foster a more therapeutic, resilient correctional environment, regardless of budget constraints.

Educational Objectives

• Differentiate between common psychiatric presentations in correctional settings
• Describe low-cost environmental and behavioral interventions to support mental health
• Apply behaviorist principles to enhance staff-patient interactions and facility culture

Level: Basic