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Eviction Prevention and Mental Health Center for Justice Innovation

WEBWhile eviction is a universally stressful event, people with mental health conditions can face unique obstacles with housing retention for reasons related specifically to their disability. …

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The Overincarceration of People with Mental Health Needs

WEBThe number of incarcerated people in the United States with mental illness is inexcusably high. By some estimates, close to 50 percent of those in federal and state …

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Mental Health and Wellness Center for Justice Innovation

WEBWorking with Communities and Families is the Key to Prevention. The Center for Court Innovation believes that its crucial to address mental health needs in the community to …

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Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Mental Health Needs in the …

WEBFor people with serious mental illness, jail and prison are often the last in a long list of systems that have failed to address their needs. Struggling to access stable …

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The Allegheny County Mental Health Court Evaluation: Process …

WEBThe Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Mental Health Court has served as a dedicated criminal court docket for defendants with underlying mental health diagnoses since …

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New Thinking Policing, Race, and Mental Health

WEBOne of every four people killed by police is experiencing a mental health emergency. Changing how we respond to crisis in the moment—and to widespread, ongoing mental …

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Fact Sheet: Brooklyn Mental Health Court

WEBThe first mental health court in New York City, the Brooklyn Mental Health Court seeks to craft meaningful responses to defendants with mental illness. Addressing both treatment …

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Treatment Courts Center for Justice Innovation

WEBWe developed New York City’s first drug court, the Brooklyn Treatment Court, and New York’s first mental health court, the Brooklyn Mental Health Court.Today there are …

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Brooklyn Mental Health Court Center for Justice Innovation

WEBThe Brooklyn Mental Health Court works with defendants who have serious and persistent mental illnesses, linking them to long-term treatment as an alternative to incarceration. …

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Midtown Community Justice Center Center for Justice Innovation

WEBLaunched in 1993, its goal is to reduce crime and incarceration and increase public trust in justice. The Midtown Community Justice Center works along the criminal justice system …

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Mental Health Courts: Challenges, Questions and Tensions

WEBMental health courts are creating a great deal of discussion and have provoked a surprising variety of responses from stakeholders in the criminal justice …

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The Criminal Court Assessment Tool (CCAT)

WEBPage 1 of 3 The Criminal Court Assessment Tool (CCAT) Introduction What is the CCAT? The CCAT is a set of risk-needs assessment tools that predict an individual’s risk of re …

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Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence: A conversation …

WEBAuthors of new research about gun violence in Brooklyn, New York, Sarah Picard-Fritsche and Lenore Lebron discuss findings on Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) Crown Heights, an …

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Buffalo’s C.O.U.R.T.S. (Court Outreach Unit: Referral and Treatment

WEBFor courts with limited resources that are interested in problem-solving, Buffalo (N.Y.) City Court offers an intriguing model. With no extra funds, in 1995 the …

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Eviction Prevention and Mental Health

WEBI. Executive Summary This paper focuses on the challenges facing individuals with mental health conditions who are at risk of eviction. Eviction is a significant cause

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Evidence-Based Strategies for Working with Offenders

WEB1 Evidence-Based Strategies for Working with Offenders ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 FINDINGS 8 …

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Addressing Addiction and High Risk Behaviors Using the …

WEBCertain racial and ethnic minorities are over-represented in the U.S. criminal justice system. In 2002, approximately 43.8% of admissions to prison were African American.

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Toward a New Understanding of Mental Health Courts

WEB8 the Judges’ Journal t vol. 54 no. 2 rates of treatment retention than addicts participating in treatment voluntarily and lower rates of recidivism than defendants in traditional courts.1 …

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Risk-Need- Responsivity

WEBJanuary 2024 Center for Justice Innovation 520 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 p. 646.386.3100 f. 212.397.0985 innovatingjustice.org Author Lindsey Price Jackson

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