ERIC Number: EJ1052095
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-7315
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Individual Factors Predicting Mental Health Court Diversion Outcome
Verhaaff, Ashley; Scott, Hannah
Research on Social Work Practice, v25 n2 p213-228 Mar 2015
Objective: This study examined which individual factors predict mental health court diversion outcome among a sample of persons with mental illness participating in a postcharge diversion program. Method: The study employed secondary analysis of existing program records for 419 persons with mental illness in a court diversion program. Results: Analysis revealed that unemployment was a significant predictor of program completion. Employment and symptom severity were predictive of partial program completion, while participants who did not complete programming were more likely to have a concurrent disorder and were more likely to be residentially unstable than participants who did complete programming. Conclusion: These findings discuss characteristics of persons with mental illness, as they relate to the likelihood of completing diversion programming.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Individual Characteristics, Comorbidity, Predictor Variables, Severity (of Disability), Courts, Records (Forms), Unemployment, Substance Abuse, Outcomes of Treatment, Outcome Measures, Dropouts, Mental Health Programs, Regression (Statistics), Foreign Countries, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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