 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||
 |
 |
|
||||||
 |
|
|||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||
Publications
Following is a sampling of publications produced by PRA. Please visit project web sites for complete listings.
Criminal Justice Division
A report of the National Leadership Forum on Behavioral Health/Criminal Justice Services, chaired by the SAMHSA National GAINS Center and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, that highlights the needs of justice-involved people with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders and identifies the effective practices that communities can implement to meet those needs.
Developing a Comprehensive State Plan for Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration
SAMHSA National GAINS Center
This brochure provides an overview of the criminal justice system and identifies the points at which steps can be taken to intercept individuals with mental illness and connect them with the appropriate services. This brochure also outlines the six goals of the President's New Freedom Commission Report and the necessary responses as defined in the Subcommittee Report on Criminal Justice. Recommended action steps for state-level change are also listed.
Screening & Assessment Monograph
This monograph provides an overview of the systemic and clinical challenges in screening and assessment of persons with co-occurring disorders involved in the criminal justice system. The most current state-of-the art screening and assessment practices and instruments are reviewed to help guide administrators, providers, case managers, and other staff in developing and operating effective programs for these individuals.
Published by the SAMHSA National GAINS Center
This consensus report summarizes a CMHS National GAINS Center forum held to develop a community-based approach to meeting the mental health needs of combat veterans, especially those returning from service in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom, who encounter the criminal justice system. Recommendations for screening and service engagement strategies are set forth.
SAMHSA National GAINS Center
This brief reviews structured clinical interventions that were developed or adapted to specifically target the antisocial traits or cognitions associated with criminal justice contact. The primary focus is on cognitive behavioral interventions developed for criminal justice populations that are effective in reducing recidivism.
Homelessness and Housing Division
Center for Mental Health Services
This manual features promising practices and tools to document disabilities as part of the SSI/SSDI application process. The manual was created to help case managers and others assist adults who are homeless, especially adults who are homeless and have serious mental illnesses, with SSI and SSDI applications. People who are homeless confront unique barriers and have a particularly difficult time applying for disability programs. This manual identifies the challenges, explains why and how they occur, and offers suggestions to case managers and others about how to address them (authors).
Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses and/or Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.
This Blueprint for Change is divided into eight chapters that comprise four sections: before you begin; plan for services; organize services; and sustain services. These sections reflect four action steps that states and communities can take to prevent or end homelessness among people with serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Each chapter presents current knowledge and specific strategies designed to carry out the action steps. Chapters include: Understand the Changing Context of Care and the Nation's Response; Learn About the Population; Establish Core Values; Establish a Comprehensive, Integrated System of Care; Finance a Comprehensive System of Care; Use Evidence-Based and Promising Practices; Measure Results; and Use Mainstream Resources to Serve People Who Are Homeless (authors).
Juvenile Justice Division
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice.
The Resource Kit includes a comprehensive set of materials and information on evidence-based interventions for justice involved youth, and contains over 180 articles, resources, and web links. The Resource Kit is organized around issues of critical concern: prevalence, screening and assessment, diversion, treatment, re-entry, and specialized issues such as girls, youth of color, sexual minority youth and families. The Resource Kit is currently available in hard copy, on CD-ROM, and as web-based resource available through the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice website.
Juvenile Mental Health Courts: Program Descriptions: Processes and Procedures
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
This compendium of program descriptions provides an overview of the courts that participated in the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice's survey of juvenile mental health courts. The overviews include information about the structure, funding, and operation of the juvenile mental health courts, as well as information about services provided and the target population served. Contact information for each of the juvenile mental health courts is also provided.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
This document represents the first ever attempt to provide a tool that pulls together information on the various screening and assessment instruments for juvenile justice administrators pursuing early, accurate identification of youth with mental health issues involved in the juvenile justice system. The guide includes information on more than 50 screening and assessment instruments, guidelines for selecting instruments, and best practice recommendations for diverse settings and situations.
