Program Profile: Specialty Mental Health Probation (Texas)

The program targeted individuals on probation with a mental illness. The goal was to reduce rates of community supervision failures.

Evidence Rating: Promising | More than one study

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The program targeted individuals on probation with a mental illness. The goal was to reduce rates of community supervision failures. The program is rated Promising. Individuals on specialty probation had both statistically significant lower rates of technical violations and rearrest, and higher receipt of mental health services and dual-diagnosis treatment, compared with individuals on traditional probation. There was no statistically significant impact on substance use treatment and violence.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 18 - 65

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, Correctional

Program Type: Alcohol and Drug Therapy/Treatment, Probation/Parole Services, Wraparound/Case Management

Targeted Population: Mentally Ill Offenders

Current Program Status: Not Active

Researcher:
Sarah Manchak
Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati

PO Box 210389, TDC 660-MA
Cincinnati, OH 45221
United States

Phone: 513.556.1782
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Researcher:
Jennifer Skeem
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

202 Haviland Hall, 2607 Heart Ave
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States

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