101322: Blending Funds to Pay for Criminal Justice Diversion Programs for People With Co-Occurring Disorders

About the Course:

Categorical and rigid federal and state funding streams present some of the greatest barriers to the essential integration of services for persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders involved in the criminal justice system. This publication addresses the issue of blending funds to pay for such services.

Journal/Publisher:

The GAINS Center

Publication Date:

Fall 1999/Revised Fall 2004

Author

The GAINS Center

About the Author:

The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System is a national center for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders who come in contact with the justice system.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about blending funds to pay for criminal justice diversion programs for people with co-occurring disorders. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify the rationale for blending funds to pay for criminal justice diversion programs for people with co-occurring disorders.

2. Explain how to find support for diversion initiatives.

3. Describe the program in King County, Washington, in which funds were blended to meet the diversion program needs.