People with mental illness are overrepresented throughout the criminal justice system,
including jail, prison, probation, and parole populations. Yet much disagreement remains …

Recent high-profile deaths of unarmed individuals in police custody have raised concerns
about the role of police officers in responding to people who are experiencing mental health …

Objective To examine whether the receipt of timely mental health services is associated with
changes in criminal justice interactions. Data Sources We used linked administrative data …

Objective: Forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) is an adaptation of the assertive
community treatment model and is designed to serve justice-involved adults with serious …

Forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) has emerged internationally as an
intervention strategy for people with serious mental disorders who are involved with the …

Problem‐solving courts (PSCs) developed as a means of mandating treatment and judicial
supervision of certain types of court participants. PSCs have rapidly expanded in number …

Objectives More than five million children have experienced a co-resident parent leaving to
spend time behind bars. Most incarceration occurs in jails, yet little is known about contact …

Background Frequent emergency department (ED) use and incarceration can be driven by
underlying structural factors and social needs. If frequent ED users are at increased risk for …

Objective: In a recent trial, moral reconation therapy (MRT)—a cognitive–behavioral
intervention for criminal recidivism—was not more effective than usual care (UC) for …

Efforts to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal legal system are widespread
among mental health and criminal justice authorities. Most diversion efforts focus on …