Impact of County-level health infrastructure on participation in a reform effort to reduce the use of jail for individuals with mental health disorders

• Main Authors: Niloofar Ramezani (Author), Maji Hailemariam (Author), Alex J. Breno (Author), Benjamin J. Mackey (Author), Alison Evans Cuellar (Author), Jennifer E. Johnson (Author), Faye S. Taxman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The national Stepping Up Initiative has attracted over 500 counties interested in reducing the use of jail for individuals with mental health disorders. This paper identifies socioeconomic, criminal legal, and health care factors that predict the likelihood of counties joining St...