title: Research and services partnerships: a partnership to develop a utilization-focused evaluation plan for a criminal justice diversion program.
abstract: More than 100,000 offenders in the Texas correctional system have a mental illness, which represents about 19% of the state's correctional population, including offenders in prison and under community correctional supervision. To reduce these numbers, a leading mental health service provider established the Community Reintegration Program (CRP) to divert misdemeanor offenders with mental illness to community-based treatment. This column describes a collaborative process between the University of Texas at San Antonio and community partners to develop a utilization-focused evaluation plan for the CRP that would benefit all stakeholders. The evaluation used data collected as part of routine clinical work.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Leanne Fiftal
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Alarid
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration