1. Innovative Uses of Technology to Address the Needs of Justice-Involved Persons with Behavioral Health Issues

2. Overview Paper for the NASMHPD Technical Assistance Coalition (TAC)
Funded by SAMHSA
Available on NASMHPD’s website after SAMHSA clearance
Conceptualized with the help of NASMHPD’S Forensic Committee. Special thanks to:
Betsy Neighbors, Ph.D., ABPP (Nevada)
Juliet Britton, J.D (Oregon)
Li-Wen Grace Lee (New York)
Authored by Vera Hollen, Glorimar Ortiz, Lucille Schacht
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4. Why Focus on Technology?
Service systems are facing challenges and seek creative solutions
Rising number of individuals with mental illness becoming justice involved
Public behavioral health service budgets are still recovering from the Great Recession
Workforce shortages
Overall increased demand for behavioral health services due to ACA & Parity
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5. Intercepts Intercept 1 Intercept 2 Intercept 3 Intercept 4 Intercept 5
Law Enforcement
Emergency Services
Intercept 2
Initial detention
Initial court hearing
Intercept 3
Jails
Courts
Intercept 4
Re-entry
Intercept 5
Community Corrections
Community Support
Intercept 0
Prevention
Early Intervention

6. Camden New Jersey ARISE person-level linked datasets
Integrated Datasets
Camden New Jersey ARISE person-level linked datasets
Data Set:
Type of information:
Camden Coalition
Static hospital claims data from area hospitals
Camden County Policy Department
Arrest, calls for service, overdose, and crime incident data
New Jersey State Prison
Inmate data
Camden County Schools
Student attendance and demographic information
CamConnect
Identifies addresses that are vacant (used as a proxy for homelessness)
South Jersey Perinatal Cooperative
Data on pregnant women
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7. Intercepts Intercept 1 Intercept 2 Intercept 3 Intercept 4 Intercept 5
Law Enforcement
Emergency Services
Intercept 2
Initial detention
Initial court hearing
Intercept 3
Jails
Courts
Intercept 4
Re-entry
Intercept 5
Community Corrections
Community Support
Intercept 0
Prevention
Early Intervention

8. Bed Registries Virginia Oregon
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9. Intercepts Intercept 1 Intercept 2 Intercept 3 Intercept 4 Intercept 5
Law Enforcement
Emergency Services
Intercept 2
Initial detention
Initial court hearing
Intercept 3
Jails
Courts
Intercept 4
Re-entry
Intercept 5
Community Corrections
Community Support
Intercept 0
Prevention
Early Intervention

10. Person-level Data Linkages
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12. Video Technology
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13. Video Visitation
Photo Credit: Website of the Chautauqua County, NY Sheriff Office
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14. Intercepts Intercept 1 Intercept 2 Intercept 3 Intercept 4 Intercept 5
Law Enforcement
Emergency Services
Intercept 2
Initial detention
Initial court hearing
Intercept 3
Jails
Courts
Intercept 4
Re-entry
Intercept 5
Community Corrections
Community Support
Intercept 0
Prevention
Early Intervention

15. Video Conferencing
Photo Credit: IWebVisit.com

16. Acknowledgements
NASMHPD Forensic Division Executive Committee Elizabeth Neighbors, Ph.D., ABPP Juliet Britton, J.D. Li-Wen Grace Lee, M.D. Brian Hepburn, M.D. Dan Abreu Gregory Burkhardt Dawn Wiest, PhD Abigail Fallen, RHIA, CHDA, CHSP Matthew Vinson, MSW, CADC II Charlene Smith, MSW Wendy Vogel Shelley Curran, LPC Dan Martin Aaron Bowen, Psy.D. Aaron J. Walker, M.P.A.