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January 2007
 Increasing Collaboration Between Corrections & Mental Health
Organizations: Kansas Case Study
The Kansas Corrections and Mental Health Diversion Program called
Community Offender Resources (COR)-Pathways had less impact than
expected in helping offenders with serious and persistent mental
illnesses (SPMI) transition back to the community. The parole
revocation rate (74%) for individuals in the COR-Pathways group was
higher than the control group, (51%) who only received specialized
parole officer (PO) services. The COR-Pathways revocation rates also
exceeded the rate for those who refused specialized services (60%)
and those who received standard PO services (62%).
Researchers
proposed that the lack of impact was due to coordination
difficulties with community mental health centers, which were not
conducting in-reach activities to facilitate transition planning,
and differing definitions of SPMI used by the Kansas Department of
Corrections (DOC) and the Department of Social and Rehabilitation
Services.
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