Recommended Mental Health Practices for Individuals Interacting With U.S. Police, Court, Jail, Probation, and Parole Systems

• DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230029
• Publication Date: 2023-11-07T08:05:57Z
• Authors: Jennifer E. Johnson; Niloofar Ramezani; Jill Viglione; Maji Hailemariam; Faye S. Taxman
• Keywords: Supportive housing; Best practice

Tens of millions individuals with mental health problems interact the U.S. criminal legal system (including 911, police, jail detention and sentences, courts, probation parole) each year. The authors sought to identify recommended practices for system-involved report percentages counties population living in which practice is present.