In this book author Michele P. Bratina demonstrates how the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) supports integration of the U.S. healthcare and justice systems to offer more positive outcomes for offenders with mental illness. The book describes a criminal justice–mental health nexus that touches every population—juvenile and adult male and female offenders, probationers and parolees, the aging adult prison population, and victims of crime. In the United States today, the criminal justice system functions as a mental health provider, but at great cost to society. The author summarizes the historical roots of this crisis and provides an overview of mental illness and symptoms, using graphics, case studies, and spotlight features to illustrate the most pressing issues encountered by justice and behavioral health professionals and the populations they serve.
Forensic Mental Health takes a multidisciplinary approach, addressing social work, psychology, counseling, and special education, and covers developments such as case law related to the right to treatment and trauma-informed care. Designed for advanced undergraduates, this text also serves as a training resource for practitioners working with the many affected justice-involved individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders, including juveniles and veterans.
Author(s): Michele P. Bratina
Edition: 2
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 379
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1 An Overview of the Mental Health–Criminal Justice Nexus
Introduction
Mental Health: Definitions, Prevalence, and Common Terminology
Intersections of Criminal Justice and Mental Health: Justice-Involved PwMI
Service Utilization/Treatment Engagement
Challenges in Managing Justice-Involved PwMI
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 2 Historical Responses to Mental Illness
Advancements in Psychosurgery
Introduction
Societal Responses to Mental Illness: Thematic Eras
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 3 The Sequential Intercept Model
Introduction
Why Diversion?
Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System: An Integrative Framework
Key Diversion Points
Research on the SIM
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 4 Intercept Zero: Community Services
Introduction
Components of Intercept 0: Prevention, Response, and Ultimate Diversion
Response: The Crisis Care Continuum
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 5 Intercept One: Law Enforcement
Introduction
Police as First Responders to Citizens in Crisis
Specialized Police Responses to Crisis Events
Additional Complexities of LEO–Citizen Encounters: Responding to Special Populations
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Police
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 6 Intercept Two: Initial Detention/Initial Court Hearings
Introduction
Post-Booking Diversion: An Overview
Diversion Strategies
Determining Diversion Program Effectiveness
Processing and Disposition
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 7 Intercept Three: Jails/Courts
Introduction
Part One: Beyond Initial Detention—PwMI Incarcerated
Part Two: Diversion Strategies at Intercept Three
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 8 Intercept Four: Reentry
Introduction
Section One: Reentry for People with Mental Illness (PwMI)
Section Two: Effective Reintegration and the Role of Professional Service Providers
Section Three: Best Practices in Reentry Programming for PwMI
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 9 Intercept Five: Community Corrections
Introduction
Mental Health and Community Corrections
Interagency Cooperation, Intra-Agency Collaboration, and Systems Integration
Resistance to Treatment
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 10 Trauma and Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care
Introduction
What Is Trauma?
Trauma-Informed Care
The Juvenile Justice System’s Response to Trauma
Take-Home Message
CHAPTER 11 Conclusions and Future Directions
Introduction
Review of the Issues and Suggestions for Change
Take-Home Message
Index
