Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal
justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders …

Offenders with mental illness have attracted substantial attention over the recent years,
given their prevalence and poor outcomes. A number of interventions have been developed …

Purpose People with mental illnesses are at a significantly greater risk of police arrest than
the general population. This pattern of arrests has been associated with a phenomenon …

Critical time intervention (CTI) is a nine-month, three-stage intervention that strategically
develops individualized linkages in the community and seeks to enhance engagement with …

This article examines the rising number of people with serious mental illness (PSMI) in the
criminal justice system and suggests remedies for improving care and services for this …

The goals of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs include improving safety during
encounters between police and persons with mental illnesses, diverting persons with mental …

Community reentry interventions for persons with serious mental illness leaving prison have
operated under the tenet that linkage to mental health services is a paramount priority to …

Mental health problems in general and major depression in particular are prevalent among
incarcerated men. Of state inmates, 23% are estimated to experience symptoms of major …

Despite the centrality of community treatment to the identity and mission of mental health
courts, research on what treatment is actually provided by mental health courts is scarce …

Se revisa la literatura internacional sobre la prevalencia de personas con problemas de
salud mental en instituciones penitenciarias, con especial interés por quienes presentan …