The Right Interventions: What Works to Reduce Recidivism for Individuals with Mental Illnesses
May 14, 2013
This presentation was delivered at the 2013 JMHCP National Training and Technical Assistance Event. Practitioners face a number of challenges to reducing the prevalence of mental illnesses in criminal justice settings. Fortunately, there is a growing body of research that identifies practices associated with both positive public health and public safety outcomes. This plenary presented an overview of evidence-based practices and described the application of these practices to justice-involved individuals with mental illnesses.
About Presenter
Senior Policy Advisor, State Initiatives
David
D’Amora
advises
on
risk
and
needs
assessment,
correctional
programming,
and
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminogenic
needs.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
David
worked
in
the
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health
fields
for
more
than
30
...
years.
This
included
serving
as
the
vice
president
of
agency
programs
for
a
community-based
agency
providing
multiple
types
of
correctional
and
behavioral
health
treatment
to
formerly
incarcerated
people
under
community
supervision.
David
was
also
a
clinician
at
Somers
State
Prison
and
Meriden-Wallingford
Hospital
in
Connecticut
as
well
as
a
consultant
with
a
national
criminal
justice
technical
assistance
provider.
A
licensed
professional
counselor
and
certified
forensic
counselor,
David
earned
his
BA
from
Franklin
College
and
his
MS
at
Butler
University.
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