BackgroundThere has been a call for a framework to guide recovery-oriented practices in
forensic mental health services. AimsThis study aims to examine personal recovery and its …

The recent focus on extending risk assessment and treatment in forensic mental health with
protective factors relates to the increasing interest in strengths-based approaches in various …

Forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) is an adaptation of Assertive Community
Treatment (ACT), a widely-studied evidence-based model for mental health services …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual understanding of community safety and
well-being (CSWB). The current paradigm shift in Canadian human services, away from …

In this book author Michele Bratina demonstrates how the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM)
supports integration of the US healthcare and justice systems to offer more positive …

For up to 40 years, European countries have turned towards deinstitutionalization to improve
quality of life of psychiatric patients, reintegration into society and mounting costs of the …

There is relatively little research in the literature on insanity acquittees as compared with the
large number of studies focused on the supervision and treatment of probationers and …

Background For individuals involved in the forensic mental health system, access to
transitional housing can offer a bridge between custody and independence. Using a …

The objectives of this study were to describe the disposition and housing trajectories of
individuals found Not Criminally Responsible on account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD), and …

This chapter establishes the need for housing, especially for ex-offenders returning to
disadvantaged communities. It discusses the structural and individual level barriers and …