Jail Diversion

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2015

In September 2013, Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services (HAMHDS) in coordination with the Henrico Sherriff’s department initiated The Jail Diversion Program. The Program is designed to support individuals with mental illness and individuals dually diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are currently incarcerated in our local jails. Re-incarceration rates for this population are high, and the overall goal of the program is to reduce these rates by serving the individuals once incarcerated and then following them as they re-enter the community.