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Health & Lifestyle
Benefits
Mental illness is another problem that is widespread in prison. Without effective community facilities, prisons often become a “dumping ground” for the mentally ill.
Whether itesce medical or mental health issues, many prisons provide only a few days’ supply of their medications upon release. This means there is almost always a gap, ranging from days to weeks when ex-prisoners are unable to obtain important medications. During this time, ex-offenders – as well as those around them – are at risk
It is in the public interest that returning prisoners get medical and mental health treatment as soon as possible. Second Chances Benefit Programs provide key health & lifestyle benefit resources aimed at improving reentry success rates.
Second Chances Programs: Helping Ex-Prisoners Get Medical CareTo get off to a healthy start upon release, ex-prisoners need to have access to medical care. For many, incarceration was their first chance at receiving regular medical care, though the quality of care was usually minimal and inconsistent. Dental problems in prison, for example, are often solved by simply pulling the tooth rather than repairing it.
Prison inmates are often exposed to communicable diseases such as hepatitis C, HIV, staph infections, or tuberculosis. However, many of these cases go undiagnosed in prison and come to light only in post-
Accessing HealthcareIts no secret that healthcare is entering some pretty uncharted waters, and securing affordable care and coverage for releasees is becoming increasingly difficult. Even if individuals do secure health insurance upon release, they are often not instructed how to use the healthcare system to their benefit.
Second Chances Programs understands the difficulty these individuals face in obtaining affordable care and coverage that adequately address the needs of their specific needs. We made it our mission to take on these issues and barriers to affordable health care and have created custom benefit solutions with these individuals unique needs in mind.
At Second Chances Programs, we not only offer healthcare solutions such as health advocacy services, primary care, dental, counseling services, vision benefits and more, we also offer benefit programs including lifestyle benefits such as financial and legal services, medical bill negotiators, roadside assistance, as well as access to discounts at over 340,000 retailers nationwide.
Second Chances BenefitsBy ensuring that releases have affordable care and coverage readily available at the moment of release, we help inmates better manage their current health problems, while preventing against future issues.
Second Chances Programs offers a wide array of solutions to help navigate the complex healthcare system, and with over 30 health and lifestyle benefits, there's no limit to accessing affordable:
• health care,• legal,• tax advice and more!
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