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An Evaluation of the Implementation of a Court Outreach Program for People With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Who Are Legally Involved

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
19 November 2010

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This paper describes an implementation evaluation of a Court Outreach Program that provides outreach and community-based treatment and support to people with mental illness in the legal system. The paper describes the Court Outreach Program and presents evaluation findings. Program strengths included competent and knowledgeable court outreach staff who contribute to the legal and mental health systems and provide access for clients to a range of community supports and treatments. Challenges included a limited program capacity to serve all potential clients and bottlenecks in the intake/assessment process. Recommendations are made to improve the implementation of the program.

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Dans cet article, nous décrivons la mise en place du Court Outreach Program, offert par la filiale d'Ottawa de la Canadian Mental Health Association. Il s'agit d'un programme d'aide juridique qui offre du soutien et des soins en milieu communautaire aux personnes ayant des problèmes de santé mentale et qui font affaire avec le système judiciaire. L'une des forces du programme est son personnel compétent qui connaît bien les systèmes judiciaire et de santé mentale, et qui offre l'accès à du soutien et à différents traitements en milieu communautaire. Parmi ses faiblesses, notons sa capacité limitée à servir la clientèle potentielle, et des goulets d'étranglement au niveau du processus d'accueil et d'évaluation. Nous faisons des recommandations pour améliorer le programme.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 29Number S5January 2010
Pages: 139 - 156

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John Sylvestre
Tim Aubry
Jaclynne Smith
Todd Bridger
Canadian Mental Health Association

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