Behavioral Health and the Justice System: Accreditation and Continuity-of-Care Standards for Justice-Involved Individuals Entering SUD Treatment

Accreditation, Medicaid changes, and stronger handoffs can improve continuity of substance use treatment after incarceration.
The post Behavioral Health and the Justice System: Accreditation and Continuity-of-Care Standards for Justice-Involved Individuals Entering SUD Treatment appeared first on Behavioral Health News. Men and women leaving jails or prison face some of the highest overdose risk of any population in the country. Typically, by the 3rd month of release, an estimated 75 percent of previously incarcerated people with an opioid use disorder (OUD) experience a return to opioid use, and formerly incarcerated individuals are between 10 to 40 times more likely to die of an opioid overdose than the general population, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) [1]. That gap is not the availability of treatment anymore… — Read More