Fact Sheets on the Criminalization of People with Mental Illness

These fact sheets were developed by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law through a partnership between the Targeted Technical Assistance project of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the Division of State and Community Systems Development (Mental Health Block Grant) of the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Full Report

Sections

I. Using These Fact Sheets

II. Fact Sheets

• Criminal Justice System Involvement of People with Serious Mental Illnesses: Overview
• People with Serious Mental Illnesses in Jail and Prison: Their Stories
• Individuals with Mental Illnesses in Jail and Prison: Data
• Policy to Address Issues Regarding People with Serious Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Justice System
• A Better Way: Programs Offering Alternatives to Incarceration
• Program Descriptions
  Law Enforcement Diversion Programs
  Jail-Based Diversion Programs
  Court-Based Diversion Programs
  Comprehensive Diversion Approaches
  Re-Entry Programs

III. Resource Issues
IV. Contacts list