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3 Part Series on Supporting the Recovery of Justice-Involved

ConsumersMarch 6th, 2013

Chanson D. NoetherLaVerne D. Miller

Tracy C. Love

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The Number of Consumers Involved in the Criminal Justice System

Approximately 6% of Americans have a serious mental illness(Kessler et al., 2005)

Yet, 15% of men and 31% of women entering jail have a serious mental illness(Steadman et al., 2009)

75% also have a co-occurring substance use disorder (Abram, Teplin, & McClelland, 2003)

Each day… Between 300,00 and 400,000 people with serious mental illness are incarcerated

in local jails and state prisons 500,000 are on probation or parole in the community More than 3,000 are arrested by law enforcement

(National Leadership Forum on Behavioral Health/Criminal Justice Services, 2009)

This does not count law enforcement contacts that don’t result in arrest or people with pending charges on pre-trial release

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The Criminal Justice Impact

How are people with behavioral health needs in the justice system different from people outside the justice system?

More likely to be homeless

More likely to have problems with alcohol and drugs

More likely to use inpatient and emergency room services

More likely to be unemployed

More psychological impairment and trauma histories(Esterly et al., 2010)

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Challenges to Reentry

Returning inmates with serious mental illness: More likely to experience homelessness Less likely to find employment Especially true for those with co-occurring disorders Difficulty obtaining community mental health services

Mainstream community-based mental health programs may be ineffective in meeting their diverse needs

Some community mental health programs may be unwilling to provide services to those with a criminal history(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012)

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The GAINS Center’s Focus on Justice-Involved Consumers

The GAINS Center: Is a SAMHSA-funded technical assistance center Provides technical assistance to a wide variety of SAMHSA-funded

programs Is committed to ensuring the meaningful participation of justice-

involved consumers in grant activities Is committed to promoting the integration of recovery support

services Is committed to unleashing leadership potential

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3-Part Series History

History Collaboration between NAMI STAR Center and the GAINS Center Gives voice to a group that is often invisible and not seen as part of the larger

consumer community Promotes greater understanding of the unique challenges faced by justice-

involved consumers Empowers justice-involved consumers to successfully overcome these

challenges Increases access and use of recovery tools by justice-involved consumers

and providers Highlights innovative programs that are making a difference

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My Voice/Myself: Tracy C. Love

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Document Series Highlights/How to Best Use the Materials

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Other GAINS Center Resources

The GAINS Center website: http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov

GAINS Center ListServ: http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/forms/join_listserv.asp

The GAINS Center Virtual Learning Community: http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/forms/join_virtual_learning.asp

PeerShare on the GAINS Center VLC http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/peer_resources/peershare.asp

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How Can We Help?

Questions?

for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

345 Delaware Avenue Delmar, NY 12054

PH: (518) 439-7415 FAX: (518) 439-7612

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SAMHSA’s GAINS Center