Building exits off the highway to mass incarceration: Diversion programs explained
Publication Date: Jul 20 2021
Prison Policy Initiative
The landscape of diversion is vast, and the design and implementation of each program matters.Practical Advice on Jail Diversion
Publication Date: Jan 01 2021
INC., Policy Research Associates
This publication can be used as a guide for interested community members who want to know how to design, plan, implement, and evaluate a successful jail diversion program. Whether you are a case manager in a community mental health center, a substance use disorder counselor, a jail mental health practitioner, a cop who walks a beat, a prosecuting attorney, a local judge, a consumer, or a family member, you will want to read this publication if you are leading development of a jail diversion program in your community or hope to do so.Behavioral Health Diversion Interventions: Moving from Individual Programs to a Systems-Wide Strategy
Publication Date: Oct 01 2019
CSG
This publication is intended to provide these local leaders with a systems-level conceptual framework for developing a continuum of behavioral health diversion interventions that span the community’s criminal justice system—starting from first contact with law enforcement through incarcerationPrinciples of Community-based Behavioral Health Services for Justice-involved Individuals: A Research-based Guide
Publication Date: Mar 01 2019
SAMHSA
This guide provides information and practices that behavioral health providers can implement in their daily practice with patients or clients who are involved in the criminal justice system.Sequential Intercept Model Trifold Brochure
Publication Date: Jan 01 2019
SAMHSA
The Sequential Intercept Model is most effective when used as a community strategic planning tool to assess available resources, determine gaps in services, and plan for community change. These activities are best accomplished by a team of stakeholders that cross over multiple systems, including mental health, substance use, law enforcement, pretrial services, courts, jails, community corrections, housing, health, social services, people with lived experiences, family members, and many others
