JMHCP Grantee (2007) -- Maine Jail Diversion and Reentry Planning and Implementation

Overview

Jurisdiction Type

Rural

Age Level

Adult

Criminal Justice System Focus

Corrections

JMHCP Grantee Information

Grant Year

2007

Category

Planning and Implementation

Criminal Justice Entity

Maine Department of Corrections

Mental Health Entity

Maine Department of Health and Human Services

Description

2007 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grantee

Jurisdiction Type: Rural

Grant Category: Planning and Implementation

Adult/Juvenile: Adult

Criminal Justice Entity: Maine Department of Corrections

Mental Health Entity: Maine Department of Health and Human Services

Description:
Maine seeks to enhance public safety as well as diversion and reentry efforts by strengthening collaborations between local and statewide criminal justice and mental health systems, and then systematically planning, adapting, and implementing evidence-based programs to address the needs of non-violent people with mental illnesses or co-occurring disorders in Maine’s criminal justice system. This project will 1) link the existing diversion efforts; 2) use the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) to establish a unified standard for all jail diversion and reentry strategies in Maine; 3) expand mental health services for jail inmates; 4) develop a statewide database from standardized evaluation tools; 5) utilizing the GIS mapping program to identify locations of service needs/resources and to generate trend pattern reports; and 6) determining training needs for the criminal justice professionals and the social service/substance abuse providers based on the data generated.