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  • WSU Social Share
    April 2016
    Diversion pilots: long term outcomes April 2015 to March 2016
    The Jail Diversion Pilot Program consists of pilot programs funded in eight counties in 2015 through the Governor’s Diversion Council. One of the counties focused exclusively on Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) while the other seven offered exclusively jail-based interventions or a combination of jail-based interventions and law enforcement training. In March of 2017, a baseline data report presented the prevalence of serious mental illness among those entering jail, recidivism among persons with serious mental illness, and officer’s perception of CIT training and behavior post-training. This extension of the baseline data report presents the long-term outcomes of individuals within these jail diversion programs and results of the county-wide implementation of the CIT intervention.
    Diversion
    Report
  • WSU Social Share
    March 2016
    Diversion pilots: planning for the future with baseline data: April 2015 to March 2016
    In 2015, the Mental Health Diversion Council's Jail Diversion Pilot Program launched eight pilot programs across the state funded through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The majority of the pilot programs were implemented by April 2015 and all are currently operating. This report provides baseline data and information to the Diversion council, as well as the pilot counties, to facilitate planning for future diversion activities. As such the report focuses on three main topics: Prevalence of serious mental illness among those entering jail, recidivism among persons with serious mental illness, and officer’s perception of CIT training and behavior post training. The final section offers recommendations.
    Diversion
    Report
  • Image of an empty court room taken from behind the judge's bench. A gavel is on the bench.The rest of the courtroom behind the gavel is blurry.
    September 2015
    Short and long-term outcomes of mental health court participants by psychiatric diagnosis
    Although previous research has found positive outcomes for mental health court (MHC) participants, questions remain unanswered regarding the population for which MHCs work best. This study is a cross-site evaluation of eight MHCs in a single state and asks if there are differences in short-term program outcomes and in long-term recidivism and mental health engagement outcomes by psychiatric diagnosis. Data from participants who had been discharged from an MHC for at least one year was collected and analyzed. Findings suggest no differences by diagnosis in short-term outcomes or recidivism; however, significant reductions in use of high-intensity mental health services were noted for individuals with schizophrenia.
    Diversion
    Publication
  • Blocks with arrows on the side of them stacked in a staircase shape leading towards the top block that has an arrow hitting a target
    September 2015
    Statewide jail diversion pilot program implementation process report April-September 2015
    The Mental Health Diversion Council’s Jail Diversion Pilot Program launched eight pilot programs across the state funded through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The majority of the pilot programs were implemented by April 2015 and all are currently operating. This report provides information about the collective process of implementing diversion programs in diverse communities and documents the structure and process of each of the diversion programs during the first six months of operation.
    Diversion
    Report
  • Judge gavel and scale in court. Library with a lot of books in the background.
    August 2012
    Assessing the role of legal actors across eight mental health courts
    Mental health court (MHC) is based on a premise of collaboration between various legal actors and mental health professionals. MHCs use a non-adversarial team approach in which criminal justice and mental health stakeholders come together to develop individually tailored plans for mentally ill offenders. This paper discusses the role of legal actors involved in MHC processes and the ways in which these individuals implement the therapeutic jurisprudence perspective in this setting. The authors examine similarities and differences in the implementation of therapeutic jurisprudence by legal actors across eight different MHCs within the same state.
    Diversion
    Publication
  • Illustration of a woman holding her knees to her chest while sitting on a large pill.
    January 2011
    Co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders within a countywide system: who interfaces with the jail and who does not?
    This publication aims to determine the prevalence of co-occurring substance use disorder (COD) within the community mental (CMH) system, to highlight the likelihood of incarceration over time for those with COD and to compare characteristics of individuals with COD who were incarcerated with those who were not. Similar to other administrative data reviews across the country, the 48 months of administrative data analyzed show a lower than expected number of individuals diagnosed with COD within the CMH database. Additionally, those who were jailed were more likely to be younger and have psychiatric diagnoses along with substance dependence. The majority experienced incarceration with a median length stay of 14 days.
    Diversion
    Publication
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