Signal Men face 12 times normal mortality and 129 times overdose risk in the fortnight after release
Summary
The Initiative reports that the two weeks immediately following release are a window of extreme physiological vulnerability for men, with all-cause mortality far above general population levels and drug overdose risk rising by two orders of magnitude as institutional structure is withdrawn abruptly.
Classification
Main topicWelfare & Health
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:transnational
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Initiative Trends 2026: Collective Intelligence and Foresight from Global Wellness Leaders Global Wellness Institute page=57;section=Men's Wellbeing Initiative Trends / TREND 9: Mass Incarceration as a Primary Engine of Global Health Inequality 2026-05 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 0
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Relation types: supports
Public id: fm-49857499b65e