Extending Assertive Community Treatment to Criminal Justice Settings: Origins, Current Evidence, and Future Directions slides notes
This presentation is based on a paper that explores the evidence of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), FACT (ACT for forensic populations, and FICM (intensive case management for forensic populations) in preventing recidivism among persons with severe mental illness (SMI)

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Authors: Gary Cuddeback, Piper Meyer, Joseph Morrissey
Applicable Courses: Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Practice with People with Disabilities, Violence and Anti-Social Behavior
Topics: Mental Health

The Role of Medicaid Enrollment and Outpatient Service Use in Jail Recidivism Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness slides notes
This presentation is based on study that explores whether Medicaid enrollment and receiving behavioral health services are associated with reduced reincarceration for jail detainees with severe mental illness

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Authors: Gary Cuddeback, Joseph Morrissey, Allison Evans Cuellar, Henry Steadman
Applicable Courses: Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Violence and Anti-Social Behavior
Topics: Mental Health, Policy

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