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The heart of the program will be a series of eight sessions led by OT students in which groups of up to 10 prisoners will learn about such issues as healthcare risks, prevention and protection, reproductive and gynecological health, sexually transmitted diseases and safe sex practices, substance abuse and mental health issues.
The grant also requires that the program developers produce a trainers’ guide and toolkit to help others put in place similar programs. OT students will perform functional assessments to gauge each prisoner’s ability to perform certain tasks. The program will be overseen by a full-time coordinator with involvement from OT faculty, and program outcomes will be assessed by an outside evaluator.
Through PhISH, inmates will be connected to community healthcare providers prior to their release to help them transition more effectively to life outside prison. The program’s community partners include the City of Philadelphia Prison System, First Judicial District of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services and JEVS Human Services of Philadelphia.
The grant focuses on female inmates both because there is a lack of data on this prison population and a lack of programs that address the unique needs of women prisoners, according to the grant submission. The first phase of the grant, which runs through December 2009, will start with inmate assessments and the first group sessions will likely begin this summer.
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