Date of Conferral
3-19-2025
Date of Award
March 2025
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Human Services
Advisor
Nicole Hamilton
Abstract
Human services professionals play a vital role in managing the continuity of reentry services for post-incarcerated Black and Latinx women with mental health disorders, a significant concern in the United States. Human services professionals' perceptions of providing continuity of care in community-based reentry settings for Black and Latinx women with mental health disorders were explored. The conceptual framework of continuity of care was used to understand the professionals’ roles in supporting reentry services and how they align with or diverge from continuity of care, particularly the perceptions of human services professionals in a community-based treatment facility regarding the provision of continuity of reentry services for post-incarcerated Black and Latinx women with mental health disorders. Purposeful sampling was employed to gather in-depth insights from six human services professionals working with Black and Latinx women, transcribed. The results were seven themes, including human services experiences, reentry care planning, behaviors and needs of post-incarcerated Black and Latinx women, mental disorders and services provided, support needs for programs, family relationships, and benefits for the community. Promoting a culturally responsive approach to reentry services can address mental health disparities, promote equity and positive social change, and drive social determinants of health that influence the reentry experiences and mental health of Black and Latinx women.
Recommended Citation
Suggs-Crudup, Vanessa E., "Human Services Professionals’ Continuity of Reentry Services for Post-incarcerated Black and Latinx Women with Mental Health Disorders" (2025). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 17500.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17500
