Diversion programs offer a mechanism for law enforcement officers and criminal justice officials to redirect a person involved in the criminal justice system who is experiencing a health crisis to the health and social services that he or she needs. As pointed out in this segment, “sometimes this is the key to reducing involvement in the criminal justice system.”
This segment describes the Police-Assisted Diversion (PAD) program, which integrates PRO-ACT CRSs in its work.
"People who are really willing and really positive about talking about recovery and everything it does—along with the challenges and the joys and the victories—that’s really important with our peer support staff and especially in the criminal justice system."
—Heidi Gordon, M.S., CADC; Director of Intervention Services, The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania
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Recovery is central to the mission of The Council; PRO-ACT is a key vehicle by which that mission is achieved. Recovery is not only an individual process: it happens within systems of care that are recovery-oriented and in communities that are recovery-rich.
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Certified recovery specialists (CRSs) share their lived experience of recovery and inspire hope for change. They meet people where they are—literally and figuratively—and motivate change through self-disclosure, help others to navigate resources, and address a host of other services and tasks.
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Diversion programs offer a mechanism for law enforcement officers and criminal justice officials to redirect a person involved in the criminal justice system who is experiencing a health crisis to the health and social services that he or she needs. As pointed out in this segment, “sometimes this is the key to reducing involvement in the criminal justice system.”
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In this segment, Drug Treatment Court—a program that integrates PRO-ACT CRSs in its work—is described.
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Successfully completing a treatment or diversion program is an important first step for many individuals with substance use disorders. But what happens next? As highlighted by a PRO-ACT CRS: “I know that you can get clean, but if you are like me, you don’t know how to stay clean. So I explain to them that using the services of PRO-ACT can help that ‘staying clean’ process.”
For additional help, consider requesting training and technical assistance (TTA).
