Following are practical tools and strategies for implementing evidence-based practices that address behavioral health needs during reentry. Resources include trauma-informed approaches and tailored interventions to address the unique needs of people leaving incarceration.
Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans
Web-based tool offers guidance and examples for cross-sector case planning for adults with behavioral health needs leaving jails and prisons.
A Communication Guide for Talking with Patients with a History of Criminal Justice Involvement
Recommendations to facilitate trust and effective communication between health care providers and patients with a history of criminal legal system involvement.
Budget Impact Tool for Implementing Contingency Management for Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorders and Serious Mental Illness
Data from an ongoing clinical trial is used to estimate the cost of implementing a contingency management program and develop a customizable budget impact tool.
Assessing Housing Needs and Risks: A Screening Questionnaire
Housing needs assessment tool can help providers who work with people leaving incarceration to better understand their housing needs and risk of homelessness.
Planning a Reentry Program: A Toolkit for Tribal Communities
Guidance on developing a reentry program to support Native Americans who are reentering communities from jail or prisons.
Action Points: Four Steps to Expand Access to Housing for People in the Justice System with Behavioral Health Needs
Actionable guidance for expanding housing options and improving justice- and health-related needs for people with criminal legal system involvement with behavioral health needs.
Using Supported Employment to Help People with Behavioral Health Needs Reentering Communities
Guidance on incorporating supported employment services for people with behavioral health needs during reentry from prison and jail.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit
Describes how health care providers and their correctional agency partners can design medications for addiction treatment programs for people with opioid use disorder in jails and prisons.
