There are many proven models of Jail Diversion and Discharge
Police-based specialized police response
Police-based specialized MH response
- Community service officers in Birmingham, AL
Mental health-based specialized response
- MH Emergency Services involvement
- Montgomery County, PA Behavioral Emergency Service
Drop Off Center
- 24/7 crisis drop off with no refusal policy for persons brought in by police
- 23 hour maximum stay
Mental health courts
- Cincinnati’s “1 o-clock docket”
APIC model (Assess, Plan, Identify, Coordinate)
- Transition planning model
Promise (preventing recidivism program)