NC CRIMINAL JUSTICE/MENTAL HEALTH ONLINE RESOURCES 2/2/2011

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1 LAW ENFORCEMENT Withut adequate training and access t cmmunity-based mental health resurces, law enfrcement fficers face tremendus bstacles in respnding t peple with mental illness. This sectin identifies resurces fr lcal law enfrcement agencies lking t address mental health issues. Preventing Individuals with Mental Illnesses frm Entering Lcal Crrectins Systems Prduced by the Cmmunity Services Divisin f the Cunty Services Department ustice/cmmunity%20services%20dcs/crisiscarepublicatin.pdf Partnering with Jails t Imprve Reentry: A Guidebk fr Cmmunity Based Organizatins Prduced by the Urban Institute August 2010: partner-with-jails.pdf The Prisn Crisis Returns Chris Fitzsimn, NC Plicy Watch 2010: Jhn Lcke: Sptlight: 2008 Nrth Carlina Dwnlad PDF file: Jail Diversin Prgrams: A step tward better mental health refrm (156.7KB) Mental Health Curt Learning Sites: Akrn, Ohi Mental Health Curt Bnneville Cunty, Idah Mental Health Curt Brnx Cunty, New Yrk Mental Health Curt Dugherty Superir Curt, Gergia Washe Cunty, Nevada Mental Health Curt Navigating the Mental Health Maze A Guide fr Criminal Justice Persnnel (May 2005): Prvides a crash curse fr criminal justice prfessinals whse understanding f mental illness and the mental health system may be limited. Mental Health Curts A Guide t Research-Infrmed Plicy and Practice (2009): Reviews the design and functin f mental health curts, utcmes f mental health curt participatin, and questins and implicatins fr plicy and practice. This guide is intended t assist plicymakers and practitiners in assessing the utility f mental health curts. Prblem-Slving Justice Tlkit: Interactive resurce prviding guidance n the planning and implementatin f prblem-slving curts. 1

2 Ten Essential Elements f a Mental Health Curt: elements-f f-a-mental mental-health health-curt/mhc curt/mhc- essential-elements.pdf elements.pdf CORRECTIONS The number f peple with mental illness, wh are in prisn r jail, r under prbatin r parle supervisin, has increased dramatically in recent years. This sectin identifies resurces fr initiatives targeting peple with mental illness upn their admissin t jail r prisn, while they are incarcerated, and after they are released t the cmmunity t the supervisin f prbatin and/r parle. Cuncil f State Gvernments: Reentry Prgrams Database: The Cuncil's Justice Center has cmpiled descriptins f reentry prgrams and initiatives frm acrss the cuntry in a searchable database. These examples highlight prmising effrts that may prvide valuable ideas fr plicymakers t cnsider r build upn as they develp their wn initiatives. Reentry Husing Optins: The Plicymakers' Guide (2010): The plicy guide prvides practical steps that lawmakers and thers can take t increase public safety thrugh better access t affrdable husing fr individuals released t the cmmunity. It ffers an verview f several cmmnly accessed husing ptins and als examines three distinct appraches t increasing the availability f these ptins: imprving access, increasing husing stck and revitalizing neighbrhds. Getting ut with Nwhere t G: The Case fr Re-entry entry Supprtive Husing (Octber 2008): This bklet cntains infrmatin regarding the cycle f hmelessness due t prisner re-entry int cmmunities withut the needed supprts. It details statistics n the rising cst, the issue f hmelessness amng this ppulatin, and makes the argument that a plan needs t be in place befre an inmate's release. It als highlights innvatins frm New Yrk, Chicag, Ohi and Ls Angeles, and prvides sme prmising utcmes arund the cuntry. Transitin frm Jail t Cmmunity (TJC) Implementatin Tlkit: This web-based learning resurce is designed t guide jurisdictins thrugh implementatin f the TJC mdel, in whle r in part. The Tlkit serves as a hands-n resurce fr users interested in jail reentry, whether in a criminal justice r cmmunity-based rganizatin. Users can navigate the nine mdules at their wn pace. Tlkit mdules incrprate examples frm jurisdictins acrss the cuntry, tls develped t facilitate implementatin in the six current TJC learning sites, resurce suggestins, and detailed cntent. Bazeln Center - Creating New Optins Training fr Crrectins Administratrs and Staff n Access t Federal Benefits fr Peple with Mental Illnesses Leaving Jail r Prisn (2007): This manual describes the needs f individuals with mental illnesses wh are incarcerated in jail and prisn and explains hw crrectinal staff can help them access 2

3 the federal benefits that can enable them t make a successful transitin t the cmmunity. abid=104 (Manual) id=104 (PwerPint) Bazeln Center - Building Bridges - An Act t Reduce Recidivism by Imprving Access t Benefits fr Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upn Release frm Incarceratin (2002): Prvides a template fr develping legislatin targeting access t entitlement benefits fr individuals re-entering the cmmunity frm crrectinal settings. d=104 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS/ARTICLES GAINS Center Getting Inside the Black Bx Understanding Hw Jail Diversin Wrks (August 2010): df NACO Crisis Care Services fr Cunties Preventing Individuals with Mental Illness frm Entering Lcal Crrectins Systems (June 2010): d%20justice/cmmunity%20services%20dcs/crisiscarepublicatin.pdf Natinal Assciatin f Cunties (NAC) - Crisis Care Services fr Cunties - Preventing Individuals with Mental Illnesses frm Entering Lcal Crrectins Systems (June 2010): d%20justice/cmmunity%20services%20dcs/crisiscarepublicatin.pdf Criminal Justice Resurces Building Safer Cmmunities: Imprving Plice Respnse t Persns with Mental Illness Recmmendatins frm the IACP Natinal Plicy Summit June 2010: ww.theiacp.rg/linkclick.aspx?fileticket=jyr%2fqbpixa%3d&tabid=87 NC s Criminal Justice Resurce Directry: Criminal Justice/Mental Health Cnsensus Prject: cnsensusprject.rg Directry f prgrams: Cnsensus Prject P Frums: Justice Center: Justice Reinvestment: Re-Entry Plicy Cuncil: 3

4 Natinal Reentry Resurce Center: Natinal GAINS Center /TAPA Center fr Jail Diversin: gainscenter.samhsa.gv Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administratin (SAMHSA): Center fr Mental Health Services (CMHS): mentalhealth.samhsa.gv/cmhs Center fr Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT): csat.samhsa.gv Natinal Registry y f Evidence-based Prgrams and Practices (NREPP): nrepp.samhsa.gv/ NAMI: Veterans Resurces: esurce_center.htm Mental Health America: Individual and Family Resurces When A Persn With Mental Illness Ges t Prisn Hw t Help Guidelines fr Crisis Interventin Teams (CIT) in Nrth Carlina: guidelines.pdf NC Treatment Accuntability fr Safer Cmmunities (TASC) NC Jin: NC-JOIN is the Nrth Carlina Juvenile Online Infrmatin Netwrk - a web-based system that allws DJJDP staff at varius pints in the State s juvenile justice system t track the prgress and placement f yuth being served by varius prgrams and facilities. NC Divisin f Mental Health/Develpmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse: NC Lcal Management Entities/Area Mental Health/Substance Abuse Prgrams Serving Cunties in Nrth Carlina prviding individuals with Crisis Services, Screening and Triage: HDDSAAreaPrgrams/de fault.htm NC Divisin f Scial Services - Prgrams and Services fr Families: Natinal Alliance n Mental Illness Nrth Carlina: Alchl and Drug Cuncil f Nrth Carlina na: 4

5 NC Children s Advcacy Agencies: NAMI NC Family Supprt Netwrk Families United Exceptinal Children s Assistance Center NC Critical Access Behaviral Health Care Agency A (CABHA) listings: NC Care Link n line resurces NC Pearl Persnal Ecnmic Assistance Links: Vides: The Right Tls: CIT in Nrth Carlina* Frntline: The Released * - stries f inmates with mental illness wh bunce in and ut f incarceratin. *Bth vides are available frm the NAMI NC lending library [email protected] 5