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Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail or Prison: Implementation Guide

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Focus Population: People in Recovery from Substance Use, People who have experienced Trauma, People with Criminal Justice System Involvement, People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Topics: Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Peer Support, Post-discharge, Community Reentry, Recovery from Mental Health or Substance Use Disorders, Trauma-informed

The purpose of this guide is to provide behavioral health, correctional, and community stakeholders with examples of the implementation of successful strategies for transitioning people with mental or substance use disorders from institutional correctional settings into the community. This framework (Osher et al., 2012) directs behavioral health, justice system, and community stakeholders to work collaboratively across systems to design and implement evidence-based programming to forward the dual goals of individual recovery and risk reduction. The APIC model (Osher, Steadman, & Barr, 2002) provides guidance to assist jurisdictions in this task. The acronym APIC stands for Assess, Plan, Identify, and Coordinate. The 10 associated guidelines are listed on the following pages