What Happens When Your Patient with SMI Gets Arrested?-Presentation Slides

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This document is a presentation from an APA and SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) initiative on what happens when a patient with serious mental illness (SMI) gets arrested. The document outlines the steps from arrest to court to incarceration to release. It emphasizes the importance of understanding this process for mental health professionals in order to provide support to the patient, their family, and other providers involved. The document discusses factors that contribute to police decisions to divert from arrest, such as specialized police responses and crisis intervention teams. It also addresses what patients and clinicians can do at the time of an arrest, as well as what happens after arrest, including arraignment, bail and bond, and competency evaluations. The document further explores mental health courts, jail and prison mental health, and reentry services. It concludes with considerations for meeting with patients after their criminal justice experience, stigma associated with criminal justice involvement, and a bibliography of related studies. Additionally, the document includes information about the SMI Adviser mobile app and how to request a consultation. It also provides information about other SAMHSA initiatives that support evidence-based care, and mentions an upcoming webinar on the role of peer support in ending social exclusion and loneliness.

Keywords

Serious Mental Illness

Arrest Process

Mental Health Professionals

Criminal Justice System

Police Diversion

Crisis Intervention Teams

Competency Evaluations

Mental Health Courts

Reentry Services

Stigma and Criminal Justice