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Lloyd Hale: Change Is Possible
Lloyd Hale: Change Is Possible As a young African American growing up in South Carolina, the decks were already stacked against Lloyd. When he found himself in jail following a psychotic episode, his world came crashing down as he struggled to cope with his schizophrenia. Scared and alone, and without any available mental health support, […] -
Justice System Diversion: Anita Fischer: All American Advocate
Justice System Diversion: Anita Fischer: All American Advocate Anita’s son, Pharoh, was an all-American young man. He excelled at his studies and on the field and then joined the Army to serve his country. Serious mental illness put Pharoh's plan into a spiral that left him homeless, then imprisoned, and his family struggling to find […] -
Officer Health and Wellness Agency Assessment Tool and Action Planning Roadmap
A comprehensive strategy to promote officer safety and wellness requires a multi-faceted approach addressing a variety of essential topics. The information contained in this resource is intended to serve as a guide for law enforcement executives or wellness program personnel who seek to establish or enhance an officer wellness program. -
Building exits off the highway to mass incarceration: Diversion programs explained
The landscape of diversion is vast, and the design and implementation of each program matters. -
NAMI Urges Swift Action to Reimagine Crisis Response Ahead of 988 Launch Next Year
In the year before 988 becomes widely available, we need all levels of government to ensure that no matter when or where people call 988, there are well-trained staff to answer the call, mobile crisis teams to provide an in-person response, and crisis stabilization programs that can get people on the path to follow-up care. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Criminal Justice & Medicaid
Letter to Senators Wyden and Crapo, expressing support for the bipartisan Medicaid Reentry Act (S.238), which would allow Medicaid to cover health services thirty days before an individual is released from prison or jail. -
Collaborative Court and Community Diversion for Individuals with Behavioral Health Needs
Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Court’s Response to Mental Illness conducted a survey to create a picture of the national landscape regarding adult behavioral health diversions and practices available in each state. -
Trauma-Informed Care: The Importance of Understanding the Incarcerated Women
This study assessed the significance of trauma-informed care (TIC) in the recidivism rates of incarcerated women. A retrospective longitudinal survey was conducted. ACE scores were evaluated and documented through a self-reported survey. Seven years of Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions registry documentation was assessed. Descriptive statistics were utilized to define patients and evaluate patterns of recidivism after implementation of trauma-informed approaches to care. There is strong evidence associating lower recidivism rates for those who participate in TIC and trauma programs than for those who do not. This evidence supports further evaluation with a serious potential impact of reduction in recidivism and improved trajectories for incarcerated women and their families -
Family member incarceration and mental health: Results from a nationally representative survey
Findings highlight that any family member incarceration—and not necessarily the type of family member incarceration—has repercussions for mental health, and that these associations are not contingent on demographic characteristics. Given the concentration of family member incarceration among people of color and the poor, this adverse experience may exacerbate population health inequalities. -
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Ending Punitive Disciplinary Practices and Disproportionality
Dr. Ross Greene discusses the school to jail pipeline, the impact of justice system involvement on youth, and early intervention.