title: Envisioning the next generation of behavioral health and criminal justice interventions.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to cast a vision for the next generation of behavioral health and criminal justice interventions for persons with serious mental illnesses in the criminal justice system. The limitations of first generation interventions, including their primary focus on mental health treatment connection, are discussed. A person-place framework for understanding the complex factors that contribute to criminal justice involvement for this population is presented. We discuss practice and research recommendations for building more effective interventions to address both criminal justice and mental health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, 969 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: mepperson@uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Epperson
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 176 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University, Psychology Department, Box 42051, Lubbock, TX 79409-2051, USA.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Mahoney Hall, Room 226, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720, USA; The Menninger Clinic, 12301 Main Street, Houston, TX 77035, USA.
authors.forename: B Christopher
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Frueh
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 176 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huening
mesh_terms: D003416:Criminal Law; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States
keywords: Behavioral health; Criminal justice; Intervention; Serious mental illnesses