The incarceration of individuals with severe mental disorders.
Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ohio/epidemiology; Criminal Law; Deinstitutionalization; Forensic Psychiatry/*trends; Mental Disorders/classification/*epidemiology/therapy; Mental Health Services/*statistics & numerical data; Mood Disorders/epidemiology; Prisons/*statistics & numerical data; Psychotic Disorders/epidemiology; Schizophrenia/epidemiology; Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology/therapy; Diagnosis; Dual (Psychiatry)
This study examines the extent to which severely mentally disabled (SMD) patients in one county mental health system were incarcerated in the local jail and examines characteristics of a sample (N = 30) of such individuals. We found that in the study year, 7.9% of known SMD patients had at least one incarceration in the county jail. Diagnoses were predominantly in the schizophrenia spectrum with 70% also actively abusing substances at the time of incarceration. The majority of crimes were non-violent and substance abuse related. Half of the sample was judged to be candidates for diversion programs. Our findings are consistent with recent literature confirming that substance abusing SMD individuals are at high risk of incarceration and could benefit from integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Munetz M R; Grande T P; Chambers M R
Community mental health journal
2001
2001-08
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Interventions That Target Criminogenic Needs for Justice-Involved Persons With Serious Mental Illnesses: A Targeted Service Delivery Approach.
Humans; criminogenic needs; mental illness; recidivism; Community Mental Health Services/*organization & administration; Mental Disorders/psychology/*therapy; Criminal Law; Criminals/*psychology/statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand/*statistics & numerical data; Mentally Ill Persons/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
This research describes the development of a targeted service delivery approach that tailors the delivery of interventions that target criminogenic needs to the specific learning and treatment needs of justice-involved people with serious mental illnesses (SMI). This targeted service delivery approach includes five service delivery strategies: repetition and summarizing, amplification, coaching, low-demand practice, and maximizing participation. Examples of how to apply each strategy in session are provided, as well as recommendations on when to use each strategy during the delivery of interventions that target criminogenic needs. This targeted service delivery approach makes an important contribution to the development of interventions for justice-involved people with SMI by increasing the chances that people with SMI can participate fully in and benefit from these interventions that target criminogenic needs. These developments come at a critical time in the field as the next generation of services for justice-involved people with SMI are being developed.
Wilson Amy Blank; Farkas Kathleen; Bonfine Natalie; Duda-Banwar Janelle
International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
2018
2018-10
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X18759242" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1177/0306624X18759242</a>