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The SOAR TA Center recently released a new issue brief, SOAR Works for Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System (November 2019). This issue brief discusses best practices for integrating benefits assistance with community reentry strategies for people with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders to promote post-release success.

The issue brief also highlights an SJC site (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina) and describes their SOAR initiative... 

"With successful reentry and diversion practices in mind, Mecklenburg County’s Criminal Justice Services (CJS) has worked to address the barriers often associated with assisting with SSI/SSDI applications for justice-involved persons. The CJS team has..."