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Acadia Hospital - Penobscot County Jail Diversion Collaborative
This collaborative program with the Penobscot Sheriff’s office, National Alliance of Mental Illness Maine and The Acadia Hospital identifies inmates at risk for suicide, and trains law enforcement to intercept people with mental illness and send them to partner agencies and emergency departments, as appropriate. Partnerships also include the judicial branch, probation officers, state mental health leaders and peers in recovery.
What is it?
This collaborative program with the Penobscot Sheriff’s office, National Alliance of Mental Illness Maine and The Acadia Hospital identifies inmates at risk for suicide, and trains law enforcement to intercept people with mental illness and send them to partner agencies and emergency departments, as appropriate. Partnerships also include the judicial branch, probation officers, state mental health leaders and peers in recovery.
Who is it for?
County jail inmates.
Why do they do it?
Suicide rates among inmates had become a concern.
Impact
The effort has resulted in a 38 percent reduction in suicide attempts, and 90 percent of police and corrections staff have received crisis intervention training.
Contact: Morgan Connolly
Grants and Sponsored Research Specialist
Telephone: 207-973-6717
E-mail: mmconnolly@emh.org
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