TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing Correctional Policy, Practice, and Clinical Care Considerations for Incarcerated Transgender Patients Through Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement
AU - Kendig, Newton E.
AU - Cubitt, Andrea
AU - Moss, Andora
AU - Sevelius, Jae
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The George Washington University symposium on Improving the Care and Management of Incarcerated Transgender Patients was funded, in part, by an unrestricted grant from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Washington, DC.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Transgender persons are at increased risk of victimization during incarceration and have unique health care needs. We convened a symposium of 27 key stakeholders to develop consensus on correctional policy, practice, and clinical care considerations for incarcerated transgender persons. Participants included formerly justice-involved transgender persons, correctional leaders, government authorities, academicians, advocates, health care providers, and expert consultants. Consensus considerations were developed in four areas: correctional practices that promote safety and respectful interactions with transgender inmates, training of correctional staff, health care delivery, and reentry to the community. Gaps in knowledge and practice in these four areas were also identified. A collaborative stakeholder model is an effective strategy to convene disparate groups who infrequently communicate with one another to help advance correctional policies and clinical care.
AB - Transgender persons are at increased risk of victimization during incarceration and have unique health care needs. We convened a symposium of 27 key stakeholders to develop consensus on correctional policy, practice, and clinical care considerations for incarcerated transgender persons. Participants included formerly justice-involved transgender persons, correctional leaders, government authorities, academicians, advocates, health care providers, and expert consultants. Consensus considerations were developed in four areas: correctional practices that promote safety and respectful interactions with transgender inmates, training of correctional staff, health care delivery, and reentry to the community. Gaps in knowledge and practice in these four areas were also identified. A collaborative stakeholder model is an effective strategy to convene disparate groups who infrequently communicate with one another to help advance correctional policies and clinical care.
KW - correctional health care
KW - public policy
KW - transgender
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U2 - 10.1177/1078345819857113
DO - 10.1177/1078345819857113
M3 - Article
C2 - 31242806
AN - SCOPUS:85068311007
VL - 25
SP - 277
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Correctional Health Care
JF - Journal of Correctional Health Care
SN - 1078-3458
IS - 3
ER -