PRA, with funding from the National Institute of Justice, developed and validated the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen (BJMHS). The BJMHS is a practical, efficient tool corrections personnel can administer to jail detainees upon intake to identify further need for mental health assessment. We are currently developing a screen to administer to female detainees to correctly identify the need for additional mental health evaluation.
The National GAINS Center, with funding from the Center for Mental Health Services, convened a meeting to bring together experts in the field to review the current knowledge base, summarize major learnings, identify gaps in knowledge, and make recommendations for development of materials and strategies for supporting further development and implementation of trauma-informed and peer-run disaster preparedness and response efforts.
The MacArthur Mental Health Court Outcome Study is a multi-site study of mental health courts assessing whether mental health courts help people access services and whether more favorable outcomes occur as a result than if they went through the traditional criminal justice system.
PRA, with funding from the National Science Foundation, examined the degree to which mental health court participants understand and appreciate the procedures and requirements of the courts upon enrollment as well as the demographic, mental health, and criminal justice factors that affect comprehension.