Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail
Bellamy C, Kimmel J, Costa M, Tsai J, Nulton L, Nulton E, Kimmel A, Aguilar N, Clayton A, O’Connell M. Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2019, 18: 188-198. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS prison populationRe-incarceration ratesAdequate housingSuccessful reentryLocal authoritiesPrison populationRecidivism ratesMental illnessPrisonCriminal recidivismRecidivismSurvival analysisJailSupport programsKaplan-Meyer survival analysisKaplan-Meier survival analysisIncarcerationCommunitySerious mental illnessPeopleMental illness diagnosisProgram impactPeer support programSubstance abuse treatmentPeer support