Chantal Fahmy, PhD

Physical and mental health upon reentry: The importance of social contact in prison for wellbeing during reintegration Incarceration is associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes that are exacerbated during the post-release period. Social contact with …

*new paper* w/ Alex Testa & @travismeyers.bsky.social

we look at types of social contact in prison (visits, phone calls, mail) & from different groups (family, friends, gang members, others) on health upon release

No shock: family & visits are most important!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

UT San Antonio Today did a story on this paper. Check it out!

www.linkedin.com/posts/utsare...

In a special collection -Incarceration & Health- by Springer @nature.com's Scientific Reports, @testaalex.bsky.social & I discuss family #socialsupport during #incarceration on #mentalhealth & #physicalhealth after #prison release...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did I mention it's open access!?😁

thank you, Victor! :)

Self-reported offending and drug use after prison release: The pernicious role of stress during reentry Diverse research demonstrates that unmanageable stressors are relentless on the body and brain, especially among individuals reentering society post-i…

I guess it's great timing for my 1st post here to share my new #solo paper in #JournalofCriminalJustice

Using the #LoneStarProject, I examine how #stress confounds the association btw #mentalhealth and #offending & #druguse during #reentry in the 1st year out.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...