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For People With Serious Mental Illnesses: Finding the Key to Successful Transition From Jail to the Community: An Explanation of Federal Medicaid and Disability Program Rules
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For People With Serious Mental Illnesses: Finding the Key to Successful Transition From Jail to the Community: An Explanation of Federal Medicaid and Disability Program Rules
Publication year:
2001
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The problem of mentally ill individuals caught in the "revolving door" of the criminal justice system and ways to address this recidivism are addressed. This report looks at: income-support benefits; health care coverage; forging the key -- recommendations for state and local policies to ensure successful transition; what states should do; what localities should do; the role of community mental health providers; what advocates can do; and call for action.