The Sequential Intercept Model: Using Assisted Outpatient Treatment to Reduce the Need for Competency Restoration-View Presentation Slides

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The document outlines a webinar by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) focusing on reducing the need for competency restoration through Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) by utilizing the Sequential Intercept Model. Key points include:

1. <strong>Problem of Over-Representation</strong>: The significant presence of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) in the criminal legal system due to factors like untreated mental disorders, social issues, and public policies. The Sequential Intercept Model, co-developed by Mark R. Munetz, was highlighted as a framework to address this issue.

2. <strong>Sequential Intercept Model</strong>: This model provides a systematic approach to intervening at multiple points in the criminal justice process, aiming to divert individuals with SMI away from incarceration and towards community-based treatments.

3. <strong>Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)</strong>: A community-based treatment under civil court commitment designed to ensure adherence to treatment plans. It’s not a criminal process but rather a means to keep individuals stable in the community and reduce the cycle of hospitalization and incarceration.

4. <strong>Competency Restoration Challenges</strong>: The document discusses the inefficiencies in the current system where many individuals undergo competency restoration processes despite being charged with non-violent misdemeanors. Alternatives to hospital-based restoration, like outpatient programs, are suggested to make better use of limited resources.

5. <strong>Ohio Case Study</strong>: Ohio’s Senate Bill 2 was mentioned as a relevant legislative effort to curb the reliance on hospital beds for non-violent misdemeanants, encouraging outpatient restoration or civil commitment.

The webinar encourages integrating mental health services with the criminal justice system to provide more effective community solutions and minimize unnecessary legal involvement. It advocates for a holistic approach to treat and stabilize SMI individuals, potentially easing the burden on legal and healthcare systems.

Keywords

American Psychiatric Association

competency restoration

Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Sequential Intercept Model

serious mental illness

criminal justice system

Ohio Senate Bill 2

mental health services

community-based treatment

civil commitment