Citation

Mitchell JN, Clark C, Guenther CC. Community Ment. Health J. 2017; 53(8): 901-904.

Affiliation

Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, MHC 2731D, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612-3807, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-017-0089-8

PMID

28155033

Abstract

The relationship between criminal justice involvement and housing among homeless persons with co-occurring disorders was examined. Program participants assisted in moving to stable housing were interviewed at baseline, six months, and discharge. Those who remained homeless at follow-up and discharge had significantly more time in jail in the past month than those who were housed. However, criminal justice involvement was not significantly related to housing status at the six month follow-up or discharge.

FINDINGS suggest that housing people with complex behavioral health issues reduces the likelihood of further criminal justice involvement.

Language: en

Keywords

Criminal justice; Critical Time Intervention (CTI); Homelessness; Substance use