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Do timely mental health services reduce re-incarceration among prison releasees with severe mental illness?

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Domino, Marisa Elena, Gertner, Alex, Grabert, Brigid, Cuddeback, Gary S., Childers, Trenita, Morrissey, Joseph P.·2019·Health Services Research
DOI 10.1111/1475-6773.13128PMC PMC6505414
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Objective: To examine whether the receipt of timely mental health services is associated with changes in criminal justice interactions. Data Sources: We used linked administrative data from Medicaid, mental health, and criminal justice settings in Washington State for persons with severe mental illness released from prison (n = 3086). Study Design: We estimate local and average treatment effects to examine measures of criminal justice use in the year following release as a function of timely mental health services. Data Extraction Methods: Measures of timely service and criminal justice use within 12 months postrelease were created from administrative data. Principal Findings: Individuals receiving timely mental health services are more likely to experience prison re‐incarceration overall and specifically for technical violations 12 months postrelease. The effect of service receipt on incarceration for new charges was negative but not significant. Conclusions: The finding that mental health services receipt is associated with increased risk of re‐incarceration due to technical violations speaks to the complexity of the relationship between mental health and criminal justice services for justice‐involved persons with severe mental illness. Further research should examine strategies at the interface of criminal justice and mental health that can improve mental health and criminal justice outcomes for this vulnerable population.

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  • A Washington state study found that expedited referral to Medicaid and linkage to care for those with serious mental illness resulted in increased rates of recidivism at 12 months (55% vs 46%, p<0.01), mostly explained by technical violations.

    “Finally, a study from Washington state which examined the effect of an expedited referral to Medicaid and linkage to care for those with serious mental illness found the treatment group had increased rates of recidivism at 12 months (55% versus 46%, p<0.01), mostly explained by technical violations.”

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Authors
Domino, M. E., Gertner, A., Grabert, B., Cuddeback, G. S., Childers, T., & Morrissey, J. P.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Domino, Marisa Elena
ORCID
Venue
Health Services Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-03-04
Volume
54
Issue
3
Pages
592-602
ISSN
  • 0017-9124 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-6773
DOI
10.1111/1475-6773.13128
PMC
PMC6505414
OpenAlex
W2919621098
Cited by
29
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3
FWCI
8.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Health Services Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01‐MH086232, T32‐MH019117)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords
severe mental illness, released prisoners, reincarceration, technical violations, post-release supervision, justice-involved persons
MeSH terms
Adult, Mental Disorders, Criminal Law, Female, Humans, Male, Medicaid, Mental Health Services, Prisons, Time Factors, United States, Washington

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