TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk of future offense among probationers with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders
AU - Balyakina, Elizabeth
AU - Mann, Christopher
AU - Ellison, Michael
AU - Sivernell, Ron
AU - Fulda, Kimberly G.
AU - Sarai, Simrat Kaur
AU - Cardarelli, Roberto
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The project described was supported by Grant Number 2009040047 from the Meadows Foundation. The authors are grateful for the assistance of Kristen Hahn, William Effinger, the Tarrant County CSCD’s Treatment Alternative to Incarceration Program personnel, and the Primary Care Research Center staff of the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - The criminal justice system is the primary service delivery system for many adults with drug and alcohol dependence, mental health, and other health service needs. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between risk of future offense, mental health status and co-occurring disorders in a large substance abuse diversion probationer population. A purposive sample of 2,077 probationers completed an assessment to screen for mental health disorders, substance use disorders, risk of future crime and violence, and several demographic characteristics. Probationers who screened positive for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders were significantly more likely to be at higher risk of future crime and violence compared to probationers who screened positive for only substance use, only a mental health disorder, or no substance use or mental health disorder. Implications for substance use and mental health service delivery are discussed, and recommendations are made for further research.
AB - The criminal justice system is the primary service delivery system for many adults with drug and alcohol dependence, mental health, and other health service needs. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between risk of future offense, mental health status and co-occurring disorders in a large substance abuse diversion probationer population. A purposive sample of 2,077 probationers completed an assessment to screen for mental health disorders, substance use disorders, risk of future crime and violence, and several demographic characteristics. Probationers who screened positive for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders were significantly more likely to be at higher risk of future crime and violence compared to probationers who screened positive for only substance use, only a mental health disorder, or no substance use or mental health disorder. Implications for substance use and mental health service delivery are discussed, and recommendations are made for further research.
KW - Co-occurring disorders
KW - Mental health screening
KW - Probationers
KW - Recidivism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84896398009&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10597-013-9624-4
DO - 10.1007/s10597-013-9624-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 23765181
AN - SCOPUS:84896398009
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 50
SP - 288
EP - 295
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 3
ER -