Service co-location eases the burden of seeking and providing mental health treatment for detained individuals. Even for individuals released on their own recognizance, service co-location provides an answer to transportation and resource barriers that mental health-involved individuals often experience. Service co-location also increases the likelihood of participation and service retention rates, while reducing rates of failure to appear.
In areas with few or no treatment providers, remote services and treatment is increasingly becoming a good option.
Learn More About Community-Based and Telehealth Treatment
- Washington State, Telehealth Implementation Guidebook
- National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers, Getting Started/Telehealth Implementation
- American Psychological Association, Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology
- Luxton, Pruitt and Osenbach (2014), Best Practices for Remote Psychological Assessment via Telehealth Technologies
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Telehealth interventions for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and clinical high-risk for psychosis individuals: A scoping review
- SAMHSA, Principles of Community-based Behavioral Health Services for Justice-involved Individuals: A Research-based Guide
- Treatment Advocacy Center, A State Survey of Serious Mental Illness, Major Crimes and Community Treatment