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The Report
Chapter I: Involvement with the Mental Health System
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Outline
Introduction
Policy Statements:
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Chapter Introduction & Outline
Introduction:
Involvement with the Mental Health System
1.
Access to Effective Mental Health Services
a.
Provide user-friendly entry to the mental health system for those who need services.
b.
Expand priority service definitions to include more people with mental illness who are at risk of criminal justice involvement or who have histories of criminal justice involvement.
c.
Improve access to appropriate services by people with mental illness who are at risk of criminal justice involvement
d.
Identify specific needs of individuals with mental illness who are at risk of criminal justice involvement or who have histories of criminal justice involvement and match services to those needs.
e.
Draw funding for mental health services from a variety of public sources.
