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Assessing the Effectiveness of Jail Diversion Programs for Persons with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Jail Diversion Programs for Persons with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 26, 2007
ANNOTATION: Results from an assessment of federally-funded jail diversion programs for offenders with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders are presented. This article is comprised of these sections: abstract; background; methodology; major findings regarding participants, 12-month outcomes, and cost data; and conclusion. Time spent in jail was reduced by an average of two months for diverted participants.