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<p>Safe, orderly, and efficient correctional operations are not possible without healthy correctional leaders. Except for a handful of studies, limited academic attention has been paid to the mental health of these crucial workforce members. Drawing on questionnaire data from a national sample of Canadian institutional (<i>n</i> = 576) and community (<i>n</i> = 207) correctional leaders (<i>N</i> = 783), this short report estimated mental disorder prevalence for both groups, while also identifying bivariate correlates of these conditions. Institutional leaders registered higher mean prevalence for PTSD and depressive symptoms—a finding upheld in the zero-order correlations matrix. Other significant correlates of symptoms of compromised mental health included occupational, interpersonal, and organizational stressors, along with exposure to critical incidents such as physical assaults. Wellness interventions intended to address the strain associated with leadership roles are needed to sustain the health of these important personnel.</p>

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Workplace Characteristics and Mental Illness among Canadian Correctional Leaders: a Short Report

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年3月28日

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  • Frank Ferdik,
  • Rosemary Ricciardelli,
  • Hayden P. Smith

摘要

Safe, orderly, and efficient correctional operations are not possible without healthy correctional leaders. Except for a handful of studies, limited academic attention has been paid to the mental health of these crucial workforce members. Drawing on questionnaire data from a national sample of Canadian institutional (n = 576) and community (n = 207) correctional leaders (N = 783), this short report estimated mental disorder prevalence for both groups, while also identifying bivariate correlates of these conditions. Institutional leaders registered higher mean prevalence for PTSD and depressive symptoms—a finding upheld in the zero-order correlations matrix. Other significant correlates of symptoms of compromised mental health included occupational, interpersonal, and organizational stressors, along with exposure to critical incidents such as physical assaults. Wellness interventions intended to address the strain associated with leadership roles are needed to sustain the health of these important personnel.