Program Example
Pennsylvania: Process for selecting assessment instruments
Program Scope: Statewide
Description
From 2001-2003 a core group of DOC research and evaluation staff in collaboration with outside experts, reviewed and pilot-tested several different risk and needs assessment instruments in an effort to determine which instruments best fit the needs of their particular population. Five different instruments were pilot-tested with incoming admissions at seven prisons across the state. After analyzing data from the pilot-tests the researchers recommended three instruments for use in PA correctional facilities: the Level of Services Inventory – Revised (LSI-R), the Criminal Sentiment Scale Modified (CSS – M), and the Hostile Interpretations Questionnaire (HIQ).
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How and Why Medicaid Matters for People with Serious Mental Illness Released from Jail
Hundreds of thousands of people with mental illness are released from jail each year. Without continuity of care, they are likely to be reincarcerated. Enrollment in Medicaid increases access to treatment for people with mental illness released from jail, who typically lack other means to pay for those services.