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Strategies for Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Health Coverage and Care
This guide presents an array of strategies for connecting justice-involved people to Medicaid coverage and physical and behavioral health care services. Designed to address the specific health care needs unique to justice-involved people, the guide provides a comprehensive road map for state and local justice and health care officials aspiring to more efficiently enroll justice-involved people in Medicaid or other health care coverage and help them obtain coordinated care in the community.
Promoting the Economic Stability of Fathers with Histories of Incarceration
Fathers with incarceration experiences can face critical barriers to achieving economic self-sufficiency. To assist fathers with overcoming these challenges, six Office of Family Assistance-funded Fatherhood Reentry programs implemented a range of activities designed to help fathers improve their employability, increase their financial literacy, connect them to employment opportunities, and reduce their barriers to self-sufficiency.
Final Implementation Findings from the Responsible Fatherhood Reentry Projects
Fathers recently released from correctional institutions have significant service needs and can face considerable barriers to meeting those needs as they reintegrate back to their communities. To help fathers achieve their reentry, self-sufficiency, and family goals, six Office of Family Assistance-funded Fatherhood Reentry programs employed unique approaches to providing parenting, relationship, and economic stability services to fathers and their families.
Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) Initiative: Phase 2 Summary Implementation Findings
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This series of reports details the experiences of six counties that engaged in a multi-year systems-change effort to help people leaving jail reintegrate into society. The project, known as the Transition from Jail to the Community (TJC) Initiative, prompted the implementation of critical jail transition services and evidence-based practices, with participating jurisdictions demonstrating commitment to core values like leadership, joint ownership, and data-driven- decision making.
By Jesse Jannetta, Kevin Warwick Verified, Colleen Owens, Janeen Buck Willison, Emma Kurs, Shebani Rao, Gary Christensen
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Urban Institute
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