CrossCurrents Spring 2006

CrossCurrents

Only those articles with links (underlined) are available online.

Focus: Crime and Punishment - Treating Offenders with More Compassion
- Breaking out: Why do Canadian prisons still not have needle exchange programs?
- This is not Wonderland: An odyssey through mental health court
- Meditation behind bars: Inmates break out of the prison of their minds
- The forgotten offender: Women in prison have unique substance use treatment needs
- Care on wheels: Mobile crisis intervention teams partner police with mental health workers
- Q&A: Common questions about drug court
Note from the editor
A View from CAMH
News
- First-person narrative: Writing on the road to recovery
- Driving high: Awareness campaigns target an emerging issue among youth
Research Update
- Personality inked to suicidal behaviour / Heritability of depression among women / Genetics and drug relapse / Substance abuse and first-episode psychosis / Parental alcohol dependency puts children at risk / Black, white teens differ on nicotine metabolism / Pre-divorce turmoil hurts children
Downloaded
The Last Word
- What treatment do psychopaths need?
Conferences