Health And Mental Health
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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
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Topic: Health and mental healthTitle | Evidence Rating | Topics | Summary | RCT | ||
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Program Profile: Reentry Services of Clay County (Minnesota) |
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Probation, Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Case Management, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Access to education, Corrections, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Mentoring, Child health and welfare, Juvenile delinquency | This is a one-to-one mentoring program aimed at improving public safety by assisting youths who commit offenses with comprehensive reentry services following their release into the community. The program is rated No Effects. There was no statistically significant difference between program and comparison group youths in prevalence of reoffense. Program youths had statistically significantly fewer official juvenile justice contacts within 1 year of release, compared with comparison group youth Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Better Reduction and Assessment of Violence (BRAVE) Intervention (the Netherlands) |
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Intimate partner violence, Crime prevention | This was a system provider–level training for community mental health teams in the Netherlands to improve detection of and response to domestic violence and abuse in patients with mental illness. The program is rated No Effects. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of detection or referral of current domestic violence and abuse for teams that received the intervention, compared with control teams that did not receive training, at the 12-month follow-up. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: IMpower Program for American Indian Girls |
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Tribal youth, Dating violence, School climate, Crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Victimization, Tribal, Juvenile (under 18), Crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Intimate partner violence, Victims of crime | This was a sexual assault prevention program adapted for American Indian girls that sought to reduce sexual assault victimization and to improve sexual assault resistance skills and self-defense knowledge. The program is rated Promising. Girls who received the intervention reported statistically significantly lower rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment, compared with girls in the comparison group. However, there was no impact on reported rates of physical dating violence. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Harlem (NY) Parole Reentry Court |
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Parole, Probation, Reentry courts, Prisons, Corrections, Specialty/problem-solving courts, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate programs | This is a reentry program designed to assist parolees transition from life in prison to life in the community. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group had statistically significant reductions in rates of reconvictions and parole revocations, increases in numbers of months employed, and a greater likelihood of receiving a high school diploma or GED, compared with the control group. However, there were no statistically significant differences in rate of rearrests or substance use. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Returning Home - Ohio (RHO) Pilot Program |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Community corrections, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Reentry, Crime prevention | This program linked incarcerated persons who had disabilities and were at risk for homelessness to supportive housing upon their release from prison. The goal was to reduce recidivism, homelessness, and multiple systems use. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to statistically significantly reduce the probability of rearrest (but not re-incarceration) and length of time from release to rearrest; however, treatment group participants were rearrested more frequently. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism | This program was designed to reduce relapse and criminal recidivism by providing comprehensive aftercare services to individuals convicted of felonies, with alcohol- and drug-related histories. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant program effects on rearrests, substance abuse relapse, or employment. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Primary Care-Based Complex Care Management (San Francisco, Calif.) |
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Corrections, Prisons, Reentry, Health and mental health, Recidivism, Crime prevention | This program is designed to provide a lower cost alternative to emergency medical treatment for chronically ill individuals who have been recently released from prison. The program is rated No Effects. Treatment group participants had statistically significantly lower rates of emergency room use, compared with the control group. However, there was no impact on recidivism and primary care utilization. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Probation Case Management for Women Charged With Drug-Involved Offenses (San Francisco, Calif.) |
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Probation, Corrections, Community corrections, Drugs | This intervention for drug-involved females who have been convicted of an offense incorporated elements of substance abuse treatment, intensive supervision probation, and case management. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant differences between the probation case management group and the standard probation group on measures of incarceration rates, substance abuse, psychiatric symptoms, or service use at the 12-month follow up. Date Posted: |
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