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Fred Osher

  • Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of Specialized Probation Initiatives

    “This report articulates 10 essential elements for all probation interventions that involve people with mental illnesses, regardless of the particu

  • Adults with Behavioral Health Needs Under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery

    “This white paper presents a shared framework for reducing recidivism and behavioral health problems among individuals under correctional control o

  • Six Steps to Improve Your Drug Court Outcomes for Adults with Co-Occurring Disorders

    “One of the biggest challenges for drug courts is effectively working with participants with co-occurring disorders.

  • Guidelines for the Successful Transition of People with Behavioral Health Disorders from Jail and Prison

    The Behavioral Health Framework developed to “help professionals in the corrections and behavioral health systems take a coordinated approach to re

  • Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses at the Pretrial Stage: Essential Elements

    "This report introduces essential elements for responding to people with mental illnesses at the pretrial stage, including decisions about pretrial

  • Maximizing Medicaid: An Innovative Approach to Finance Health Care for Criminal Justice Populations [Webinar]

    "This webinar explains and clarifies the issues related to allowable uses of federal Medicaid funds for incarcerated individuals, and provides an e