Content Tagging

Content in the InfoNet is “tagged” by project staff according to the type(s) of information that best describes it. In some cases information is considered to fit more than one category and will thus be “double-filed.”

Legislation

State and federal government enactments supporting or creating funding for criminal justice/mental activities.

Examples:

• California Assembly Bill 34
• Kentucky House Bill 157

Media

Articles on criminal justice/ mental health issues in general interest periodicals.

Examples:

• “County set to launch mental health court” The Telegraph (IL)
• “Care of mentally ill prisoners costly for jails” The Plain Dealer (OH)

Research

Projects designed to generate knowledge around criminal justice/mental health issues using original data derived from scientific methods.

Examples:

• “From referral to disposition: case processing in seven mental health courts.”  Behavioral Sciences and the Law
• “Mental Health Services and Needs in the Criminal Justice System.” Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy

Statewide Coordination (Coming soon)

Initiatives at the state level—either public or private—with discrete funding, staff, and authority to promote and sustain local programs across the state.

Examples:

• Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement
• Ohio Coordinating Center of Excellence

Advocacy (Coming soon)

Profiles of efforts led by individuals outside the criminal justice or mental health systems to change how these systems respond to their shared population.

Examples:

• Florida Partners in Crisis
• Howie T. Harp Advocacy Center (New York City)

Programs

Initiatives in which at least one criminal justice agency and one mental health agency collaborate to provide access to mental health services for justice-involved individuals in order to improve criminal justice and mental health outcomes.

Examples:

• Yavapai-Apache Mental Health Court
• Chicago Crisis Intervention Team
• Kansas COR-Pathways Discharge Planning