Adult Justice
Related Services
Justice Related Services are overseen by the Office of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services. The Special Assistant to the Deputy
Secretary on Justice Related Services and Special Populations is
responsible for managing the interface between OMHSAS and the criminal
justice system. The interface between the mental health and criminal
justice systems is significant. OMHSAS collaborates with involved
stakeholders to propose justice related programs, assist in legislation,
provide consultation and provide education and training.
Justice Related Services Contacts
Current Initiatives
Justice Related Services use the Sequential Intercept Model as
a structure for program, planning and development. The Intercept
Model examines how people typically flow through the criminal justice
system and identifies ways to intercept people with mental illness
in order to ensure prompt access to treatment and opportunities
for diversion from incarceration and linkage to services.
Diversion Initiatives
- Funding
Partnership with Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
for development of mental health treatment courts and related
services.
- Promote collaboration at the local level through mental health
and substance abuse participation on Criminal Justice Advisory
Boards (CJABs).
- Promote development of jail diversion programs at the local
level.
- (04/28/08) OMHSAS, in collaboration with Pennsylvania Commission
on Crime and Delinquency, announced funding awards for counties
that submitted concept papers for the development of mental health
treatment courts and related services. Eight counties were funded
in full and one county was partially funded. For further information
contact Jessica Bradley at 717-772-6731.
County |
Allocated
Funding |
Luzerne |
$91,464 |
Montgomery |
$57,300 |
Delaware |
$199,981 |
Chester |
$186,211 |
Franklin |
$71,622 |
Lackawanna |
$85,500 |
Lancaster |
$79,799 |
Fayette |
$103,437 |
Washington |
$124,686 |
Re-entry Initiatives
Re-entry initiative with individuals from Pennsylvania Board of
Probation and Parole (PBPP), Department of Corrections (DOC) and
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS/DPW).
This initiative was developed to ensure individuals with serious
mental illness who are incarcerated have the services and supports
necessary to be granted parole.
Publications
Links
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Juvenile Justice
Related Services
Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Joint Policy Statement
for Pennsylvania
This policy statement was prepared in 2006 by the Mental
Health/Juvenile Justice Workgroup of the Pennsylvania MacArthur
Foundation Models for Change Initiative. The workgroup’s
vision is that by 2010 every county in Pennsylvania will have
a comprehensive model that 1) prevents the unnecessary involvement
of youth who are in need of mental health and substance abuse
treatment in the juvenile justice system; 2) allows for early
identification of youth in the system with mental health needs
and co-occurring disorders; and 3) provides for timely access
by identified youth in the system to appropriate treatment. The
statement is based on the principles and recommendations found
in Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification
and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with
the Juvenile Justice System developed by the National Center
for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Policy at Policy Research
Associates, Inc., with support from the federal Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Read the full statement here.
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