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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
The Tri-Recovery Process:
Improving Performance Measures For The
Mental Health, Substance Use, And The
Criminal Justice Involved Individual
Richard S. Takacs, M.A., CEAP,
CCFC, CPRP, CCJP, CCDP
Mercy Behavioral Health
Pittsburgh, PA
Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the prevalence of mental health and
substance use disorders in the criminal justice
involved individual.
• Apply and integrate Tri-Recovery principles into
daily work with the mental health, substance
use, and criminal justice involved individual.
• Specify stage wise interventions for the mental
health, substance use, and criminal justice
involved individual.
• Formulate integrated service plans.
• Identify performance measures.
What is Tri-Recovery?
• Recovery
• Dual Recovery
• Tri-Recovery
Scope of the Problem
• Questions
– Are individuals with mental illness and
substance abuse more likely to be violent
towards others than individuals without mental
illness and substance abuse?
– Are individuals who have committed violent
acts against others more likely to be mentally
ill substance abusers?
Public Perceptions
• 17% thought a “troubled” person might be
dangerous.
• 33% thought a depressed individual might
be dangerous.
• 60% thought a schizophrenic individual
might be dangerous. (Pescosolido et al., American J. Public
Health, 1999)
Epidemiologic Studies
• Men with schizophrenia and no history of
alcoholism, were 3.6 times more likely to
commit a violent crime.
• Men with schizophrenia and a history of
alcoholism were 25.2 times more likely to
commit a violent crime. (Rasanen et. al.., 1998)
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