COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND SERVICES FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: THE ROLE OF FEDERAL BENEFITS

摘要: The number of individuals with mental illness in the criminal justice system is increasing. These are most vulnerable and disadvantaged public health system, yet little national data available regarding their characteristics experiences. Upon release from jail or prison, they face barriers to successful transition into community. Mentally ill offenders can access addiction services income support pay for housing, food, other necessities through federal entitlement programs. Many prison inmates either lose never connected entitlements. It follows that without benefits, these same challenges likely have contributed original arrest. Connecting community enhance safety, safety public; hence this issue particular importance. This paper reviews literature explore following questions: (1) Are who receive benefits upon more seek continue care than those do not? And (2) what consequences not continuing jail? policy organizations released publications recent years, highlighting importance having maintaining during incarceration likelihood receiving once released. A review academic reveals there major gaps our knowledge substantiate hypothesis increases There a need data-based empirical studies, conducting may be difficult. complex it benefit enrollment only one component problem facilitating will necessarily care. Programs use an integrated approach connect community-based recommended.