Program Profile: Community Reporting Engagement Support and Training (CREST)

This is an enhanced day reporting center designed to reduce the risk of recidivism in people on probation with mental illnesses. It provides services such as substance abuse treatment and crisis intervention.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is an enhanced day reporting center designed to reduce the risk of recidivism in people on probation with mental illnesses. It provides services such as substance abuse treatment and crisis intervention. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group individuals had a statistically significantly lower risk of conviction for any offense, compared with control group participants on standard probation. However, there was no statistically significant effect on the risk of conviction for a felo

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

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 16 - 65

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, Other

Geography: Suburban Urban

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting

Program Type: Alcohol and Drug Therapy/Treatment, Alternatives to Incarceration/Prison, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Crisis Intervention/Response, Day/Evening Treatment, Vocational/Job Training, Wraparound/Case Management

Targeted Population: Mentally Ill Offenders

Current Program Status: Active

Researcher:
W. Amory Carr
Associate Professor
University of New Haven

300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516
United States

Phone: 203.932.7382
Email