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Rural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released Succeed

Source
KFF Health News, CBS News
Link
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Date
Apr 22, 2024
Summary
Describes the role community health workers play in re-entry for recently incarcerated rural Utah residents. Discusses the role of addiction in incarceration and how the program is funded.
Tagged as
Community health workers · Criminal justice system · Funding · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Utah