Post-release behavioral healthcare utilization and suicide risk among formerly incarcerated individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals who experience incarceration exhibit alarmingly high rates of suicide, particularly in the immediate post-release period. This study investigates the association between post-release behavioral healthcare utilization and suicide risk among individuals released from jail.

Methods

Incarceration records for 61 438 individuals released from Philadelphia County jails between 2003 and 2016 were linked with administrative datasets, including the Medical Examiner's Office, involuntary commitment petitions, Medicaid enrollment and behavioral health claims, and emergency housing episodes. Using marginal structural Cox proportional hazards models, we examined the impact of post-release service engagement on suicide risk.

Results

Sixty-five percent of for

SUBMITTER: Jang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12128921 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature