This brief primer provides psychiatrists with an overview of the Risk-Needs-Responsivity model and ways they can support people with serious mental illness.
A Community Guide for Development of a Crisis Diversion Facility: A Model for Effective Community Response to Behavioral Health Crisis
The crisis diversion facility model can be a core component of a coordinated, systemic response, bringing health and service sectors together with law enforcement and first responders in a central facility.
Beyond Beds: The Vital Role of a Full Continuum of Psychiatric Care
This report addresses offers 10 public policy recommendations for reducing the human and economic costs associated with severe mental illness by building and invigorating a robust, interconnected, evidence-based system of care.
The Role of Permanent Supportive Housing in Determining Psychiatric Inpatient Bed Capacity
This paper discusses the importance of one such model, permanent supportive housing (PSH), in serving people with serious mental illness in the community, and the role PSH can play in determining an area’s psychiatric inpatient bed capacity.
Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail or Prison: Implementation Guide
The purpose of this guide is to provide behavioral health, correctional, and community stakeholders with examples of the implementation of successful strategies for transition.