Using incarceration rates to measure mental health program performance

This article introduces a more refined conceptualization of the criminal justice involvement of clients of mental health programs than is evident in the existing literature, and demonstrates a research methodology that provides program administrators with standardized measures of program performance...

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Published in:The journal of behavioral health services & research 1998-08, Vol.25 (3), p.300-311
Main Authors: Pandiani, J A, Banks, S M, Schacht, L M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Business metrics
Clinical outcomes
Community Mental Health Services - standards
Correctional institutions
Criminals
Female
Health care
Health services
Health Services Accessibility - standards
Humans
Imprisonment
Male
Measures
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - prevention & control
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental health services
Mentally ill people
Middle Aged
Offenders
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Prisons
Prisons - statistics & numerical data
Prisons - trends
Program Evaluation - methods
Public Health Administration - standards
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Reproducibility of Results
Schizophrenia
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Studies
United States
Vermont
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Summary:This article introduces a more refined conceptualization of the criminal justice involvement of clients of mental health programs than is evident in the existing literature, and demonstrates a research methodology that provides program administrators with standardized measures of program performance in this area. The conceptualization of the criminal justice involvement of people served by community mental health programs distinguishes between three distinct areas of concern: (1) program accessibility to people with a history of criminal justice involvement, (2) criminal justice outcomes, and (3) quality of program performance. The methodology makes use of existing data resources to provide a valid and reliable measure of program performance in these three areas.
ISSN:1094-3412
1556-3308
DOI:10.1007/BF02287469