Research
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May 2021Decarceration as a strategy to mitigate the spread of COVID-19This Community of Practice (CoP) brings together experts to discuss the need to reduce populations to mitigate COVID-19 in jail settings and practical strategies that jails can use to implement decarceration as a strategy. Beth Huebner, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and an expert in correctional reform, joins Director Douglas Burris and Miranda Gibson. Together, they discuss their successful efforts to use a systematic case review process to reduce the jail population in the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services to assist mitigating the spread of COVID-19 among staff and detainees. The May event also provided an opportunity to continue engaging in dialogue around vaccines, including but not limited to strategies to consider when offering the vaccine to those who are justice-involved.DiversionVideo -
May 2021Assessing county-level behavioral health and justice systems with the SIMPLE scorecardThis webinar describes the Sequential Intercept Model Practices, Leadership, and Expertise (SIMPLE) Scorecard development, significant findings and potential to direct county-level strategic planning to improve behavioral health and justice systems. The Sequential Intercept Model has been widely used to identify and conceptualize interventions for people with serious mental illness in the criminal legal system. Researchers at the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice designed the SIMPLE scorecard to assess behavioral health and legal policies/practices and to compare county systems over time. Improvements in pre-booking SIMPLE score points showed a reduction in the prevalence of serious mental illness among those booking into county jails.DiversionVideo
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May 2021Factors of recidivism among individuals with co-occurring conditions in rural mental health jail interventionsThis exploratory study aims to examine factors of recidivism among adults in rural jails. Administrative data sources were utilized to assess post-year recidivism among 191 individuals with co-occurring disorders (COD) who participated in a jail-based intervention. Results indicate that a greater number of previous jail bookings and not receiving continuity of care were the strongest associations of overall recidivism, and a greater number of previous jail bookings was associated with multiple recidivism events. The protective effect of receiving continuity of care was diminished in reducing recidivism 4- to 12-months following jail release. Implications of these findings are discussed.ReentryPublication
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May 2021Sequential Intercept Model Practices, Leadership and Expertise (SIMPLE) ScorecardThe Center for Behavioral Health and Justice created the SIMPLE (Sequential Intercept Model Practices Leadership, and Expertise) Scorecard to assess county-level behavioral health and justice collaborations. The scorecard could be used as an evidence-based strategic planning tool to drive behavioral health and criminal legal system change at a county level. Fifteen counties across Michigan were analyzed on a 36-point scale to measure best, promising, and evidence-based practices implemented by each county across each intercept of the sequential intercept model, their leadership and their expertise.DiversionScorecard
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May 2021Assessing county-level behavioral health and justice systems with the SIMPLE scorecardThis webinar will describe the Sequential Intercept Model Practices, Leadership, and Expertise (SIMPLE) Scorecard’s development, significant findings, and potential to direct county-level strategic planning to improve behavioral health and justice systems.DiversionVideo
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April 2021COVID-19 communications, preparedness and mitigation: Addressing the infodemic and pandemicThis Community of Practice (CoP) brought diverse champions to the table to provide an overview of effective public health communication and educational strategies across multiple populations: criminal-legal staff, those justice-involved and the community. The event also provided an opportunity to continue engaging in dialogue around the topics discussed and vaccines, including but not limited to strategies to consider when offering the vaccine to those who are justice-involved.DiversionVideo
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April 2021Transition planning from jail; treatment engagement, continuity of care and rearrestThis exploratory study assesses the association of a jail-based mental health (MH) transition planning program with continuity of care (CoC), behavioral health treatment, engagement and rearrest. Utilization of MH treatment significantly increased after the program, particularly stabilizing services such as case management. Findings show that individuals who were engaged with the program at a high level had 10.7 times greater odds of receiving CoC compared to those who engaged at a low or medium level and 15.1 times more likely to engage in treatment post-reentry. Additionally, time to first rearrest after release was delayed for those who received CoC.ReentryPublication
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April 2021Michigan County Data DashboardThe Michigan County Data Dashboard gives Michiganders access to valuable data in one user-friendly place for the first time. The dashboard provides quick and easy access data needed to make state- or county-level policy decisions, to write a winning grant proposal, or to follow curiosity about a certain topic. Supported by the Michigan Mental Health Diversion CouncilDiversionDashboard
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April 2021Spring 2021 NewsletterAddressing the overdose epidemic by decriminalizing buprenorphine and reducing harm; New data dashboard gives Michiganders access to data in one place for the first time; CBHJ partners with jails to enable or enhance telehealth services to those with behavioral health disorders; S.I.M.P.L.E. Scorecard evaluates county-level behavioral health and justice collaborations; COVID-19 Community of Practice focuses on addressing behavioral health and COVID-19 in jail settings and beyond; and more.DiversionReentryTreatment ecosystemsHarm reductionCrisis responseOtherNewsletter
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April 2021Harm Reduction 2: Decriminalizing Buprenorphine, OTE Lunch and LearnBuprenorphine is a highly effective treatment for opioid use disorder, yet many communities continue to criminalize simple possession of the medication. Decriminalization of buprenorphine has been shown to increase access to treatment and entry into recovery, improve individual outcomes, and save communities money.Treatment ecosystemsVideo
