St. Louis Public Radio reports that group talk therapy resumed for St. Louis County jail detainees after a two-year lapse, with individual counseling planned soon.
Group sessions return
St. Louis Public Radio reports that the St. Louis County Public Health Department began offering group talk therapy sessions to detainees at the St. Louis County jail earlier this month. According to the source, the department provides medical services to the jail.
The return of group talk therapy follows a two-year lapse, St. Louis Public Radio reports. The source does not describe the reasons for the lapse or provide details about how often the group sessions will be held.
Individual counseling is planned
St. Louis Public Radio also reports that the Public Health Department plans to begin offering one-on-one counseling soon. According to the source, this would be the first time individual counseling is offered to jail detainees through this effort.
The report describes individual counseling as planned rather than currently available. St. Louis Public Radio does not provide a start date for the one-on-one sessions in the supplied extract.
What the report covers
The St. Louis Public Radio report concerns therapy services for people held at the St. Louis County jail. It identifies the county Public Health Department as the provider of medical services at the jail and as the department starting the group sessions.
The supplied extract does not state how many detainees may participate, what type of counseling approaches will be used, or whether services will be available to all jail residents. It also does not provide information about referrals, eligibility, staffing, or session schedules.
A return after a gap
According to St. Louis Public Radio, the group therapy program’s return comes after two years without those sessions. The planned addition of one-on-one counseling would expand the types of talk therapy described in the report.
The source does not describe whether the group sessions and planned individual counseling are part of a broader change in jail health services. It only states that group talk therapy has restarted and that individual counseling is expected soon.
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