Mental Health Services Continuum Program (CA)
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Internalizing behaviors/problems
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Prisons or socio-educational residential centers
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a program for monitoring people aged between 30 and 45 who have mental health problems and are on probation.
It is divided into five phases:
1) Mental health assessment before participants go on probation;
2) Eligibility to receive parole benefits and participate in the program;
3) Post-release mental health treatment;
4) Continuity of care started in prison, linking the user to community probation services;
5) Extended assistance for reintegration into the community after release from parole.

Impact evaluations

An impact assessment showed that, 12 months after leaving prison, participants who received the intervention had a statistically significant 7% reduction in the likelihood of being arrested and returning to the prison system [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Farabee, D., Bennett, D., Garcia, D., Warda, U. & Yang, J. (2006). Final Report on the Mental Health Services Continuum Program of The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation-Parole Division. Los Angeles, CA. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Parole. https://www.academia.edu/26157858/Final_Report_on_the_Mental_Health_Ser…

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