Understanding Managed Behavioral Health Care in Community Corrections [Videoconference Held July 17, 2002]

This program addresses behavior health care services for offenders under community supervision. Topics include: mental illness and its impact on individuals in community corrections; special issues with behavioral managed care in criminal justice; the history and components of managed behavioral healthcare and what has not worked; what constitutes good managed behavioral healthcare; legal issues and liabilities related to behavioral health care and community corrections; collaborative strategies for service providers and community corrections; and the role of the mental health care supervisor.