Resources By Points of Diversion Opportunity

Intercept 0: Community Services

Crisis Services

Community-Based Comprehensive Psychiatric Crisis Response Service—Technical Assistance Collaborative

Veterans Crisis Services

Warm Lines

Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT)

CIT International

Crisis Intervention Teams Center of Excellence (CITCOE)

University of Memphis CIT Center

Peer Support

Pillars of Peer Support

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid USA

Intercept 1: Law Enforcement and Emergency Services

911.gov

Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Sites

Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit

 

Intercept 2: Initial Detention/Arraignments

Diversion Program Checklist [PDF]

Pretrial Services Program Implementation: A Starter Kit [PDF]

Pretrial Diversion – risk assessment score

Brief Jail Mental Health Screen

Successfully Engaging Misdemeanor Defendants with Mental Illness in Jail Diversion: The CASES Transitional Case Management Program

Intercept 3: Jails/ Courts

The Stepping Up Initiative: Reducing Mental Illness in Rural Jails 

Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers and Practitioners [PDF]

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court [PDF]

Veteran Courts, Justice for Vets

Six Steps to Improve Your Drug Court Outcomes for Adults with Co-Occurring Disorders [PDF]

Peer Support within Criminal Justice Settings: The Role of Forensic Peer Specialists [PDF]

Essential Components of Trauma-informed Judicial Practice [PDF]

National Association of Drug Court Professionals 

Oregon Association of Drug Court Professionals 

Intercept 4: Reentry

A Best Practice Approach to Community Re-entry from Jails for Inmates with Co-occurring Disorders: The APIC Model [PDF]

GAINS Jail Re-Entry Checklist [PDF]

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)

Guidelines for the Successful Transition of People with Behavioral Health Disorders from Jail and Prison [PDF]

Intercept 5: Community Corrections/Community Support

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of Specialized Probation Initiatives [PDF]

A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism [PDF]

Evidence-Based Strategies for Working with Offenders [PDF]

A Checklist for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices and Programs with Justice-Involved Adults with Behavioral Health Disorders [PDF]

Moving Toward Evidence-Based Housing Programs for Persons with Mental Illness in Contact with the Justice System [PDF]

Peer Support and Reentry – SAMHSA [PDF]

Reentry Peer Support: The Lifeline of Lived Experience – Hogg

Vera Institute of Justice -- Opening Doors to Public Housing: Expanding Access for People with Conviction Histories

Other Resources

Use of the Sequential Intercept Model as an Approach to Decriminalization of People With Serious Mental Illness [PDF]

National Center for State Courts

National Survey of Jail Diversion Programs [PDF]

State Resources

Choice Model

Criminal Justice Commission

Early Assessment & Support Alliance (EASA)

Local Public Safety Coordinating Councils (LPSCC)

Oregon Center of Excellence for Assertive Community Treatment (OCEACT) 

Oregon Supported Employment Center for Excellence (OSECE)

OSH Legal Affair's Website

OHA Reporting Requirements Website

Oregon Knowledge Bank

The Oregon Knowledge Bank (OKB) is a resource for and created by the public safety community in Oregon. The OKB focuses on Oregon: its innovative policing, corrections, and community supervision programs; research conducted on criminal justice initiatives here; and public safety agency profiles.

Additional Web Sites

Center for Mental Health Services samhsa.gov
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention samhsa.gov
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment samhsa.gov
Council of State Governments Justice Center csgjusticecenter.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness nami.org
National Center for Cultural Competence nccc.georgetown.edu
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ptsd.va.gov
National Center for Trauma Informed Care samhsa.gov/nctic
National Criminal Justice Reference Service ncjrs.gov
National Institute of Corrections nicic.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse nida.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health nimh.nih.gov
Office of Justice Programs ojp.gov
Partners for Recovery samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services samhsa.gov

Other Centers of Excellence

Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence -- Northeast Ohio Medical University

Center for Behavioral Health and Justice -- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services