Table 4 Mental health caseloads
%(n) | |
|---|---|
Size and composition1 | |
Mean caseload size (n = 62) | 42.84 (22.36) |
Median | 40 |
Percent of caseload designated for people with mental illnesses (n = 65) | |
100% have a mental illness | 61.54 (40) |
75% to 99% have a mental illness | 29.23 (19) |
50% have a mental illness | 6.15 (4) |
< 50% have a mental illness | 1.54 (1) |
Unsure | 1.54 (1) |
Eligibility criteria (n = 49) | |
Clinical diagnosis | 91.84 (45) |
Self-reported mental illness | 44.90 (22) |
Mental health flag on screening instrument | 40.82 (20) |
Other type of mental health eligibility1 | 32.65 (16) |
Exclusionary offenses | |
Excludes sex offenses | 61.22 (30) |
Excludes violent offenses | 12.24 (6) |
Excludes other offense types2 | 38.78 (19) |
Approach allows any sentence length | 93.88 (46) |
Mental health training %(n) | |
Type of training | |
Mental Health First Aid | 65.31 (32) |
General risk-need-responsivity principles | 63.27 (31) |
Agency-developed mental health training | 57.14 (28) |
Mental health crisis de-escalation training | 51.02 (25) |
Crisis Intervention Team | 40.82 (20) |
Other type of training | 20.41 (10) |
No training required | 8.16 (4) |
Number of hours required | |
Mean | 25.14 (28.00) |
Median | 13.5 |
Frequency of mental health training booster sessions | |
Annually | 44.90 (22) |
Booster sessions not required | 28.57 (14) |
Unsure | 18.37 (9) |
Other | 8.16 (4) |
Officer selection | |
Recommendation from supervisor | 63.27 (31) |
Officer volunteer | 46.94 (23) |
Years of experience | 44.90 (22) |
Assessment of officer competency completed by supervisor | 36.73 (18) |
Education | 32.65 (16) |
Assessment of officer competency completed by people on the officer’s caseload | 10.20 (5) |
Assessment of officer competency based on officer self-assessment | 8.16 (4) |
No criteria for selection | 14.29 (7) |
Other | 28.57 (14) |
Reasons for contact with local service providers | |
Referrals for service | 97.96 (48) |
Check on compliance/attendance | 97.96 (48) |
Seek guidance and resources for people on caseload | 93.88 (46) |
Problem-solving challenges related to people on caseload | 91.84 (45) |
Verification of medications | 89.80 (44) |
Verification of diagnosis | 85.71 (42) |
Host a case consultation or treatment team meeting | 69.39 (34) |
Request for medical records | 61.22 (30) |
Other reasons for contacting providers | 10.20 (5) |
No contact with providers | 2.04 (1) |
Sanctions and Modifications | |
Degree of flexibility to modify sanctions for mental health caseloads (n = 49) | |
Same flexibility | 67.35 (33) |
More flexibility | 28.57 (14) |
Less flexibility | 4.08 (2) |
Flexibility to seek modifications to probation conditions (n = 49) %(n) | |
Same flexibility | 79.59 (39) |
More flexibility | 20.41 (10) |