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Finding common ground in implementing and sustaining jail diversion programs,
Parker, T., Foley, G. T., Moore, K. A., & Broner, N. (2009). Finding common ground in implementing and sustaining jail diversion programs,American Jails, 23(4), 25-38.
Spanning the last two decades, jail diversion programs have been deveioped with the primary goal of reducir\g or eliminating the time people with a severe and persistent mental illness or co-occurring substance-use disorder spend in jail by redirecting them from the criminal justice system to community-based treatment and supports. In 1998, the Substance Abxise and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded a multisite study of nine police and jail diversion programs demonstrating that pre- and post-booking diversion models can increase mental health services access and quality of life, and divert clients without risking public safety (Broner, Lattimore, Cowell, & Schlenger, 2004)., Depending on the diversion model, they can also be cost-effective (Cowell, Broner & Dupont, 2004).
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