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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
Time: 12:47 am
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Results for ex-offender assistance
1 results foundAuthor: Minnesota. Department of Human Services Title: Minnesota Statewide Initiative to Reduce Recidivism: Combined Application Form Joint Departmental Pilot Initiative Summary: The Joint Departmental Pilot Initiative is a new collaboration between Minnesota's Departments of Corrections (DOC) and Human Services (DHS) to better assist people re-entering the community after release from a Minnesota Correctional Facility. The Pilot was initiated as a part of the Minnesota Statewide Initiative to Reduce Recidivism (MNSIRR) and focused on gaps in the pre-release planning processes that act as barriers to essentia services and benefits. By providing the supports needed to have a stable and successful community re-entry, the Joint Departmental Pilot Initiative aims to reduce recidivism. Beginning in September 2017, DOC and DHS processed applications for healthcare and food or cash assistance for people released from a Minnesota Correctional Facility. After release, DHS helped transfer people's cases to one of the 11 participating counties and provide ongoing support. Using administrative data for Pilot Initiative participants released September 2017 through May 2018, DHS staff evaluated the benefits accessed by the total 221 people who received DOC services. Additional focus was given to the 169 people assessed by DHS for human services as part of the Pilot Initiative. These early results were compared with results from a statewide random sample of people released from a correctional facility in previous years who would otherwise have been eligible. Key evaluation findings -- - Most people in the Pilot Initiative have experienced homelessness, been on some type of public assistance in the past, and have been diagnosed with a chemical dependency and/or mental health disorder. - People in the Pilot Initiative were more likely to receive benefits, and more likely to receive them sooner, than those in the comparison group. - Over half the people accessed food assistance, with the majority having the benefit ready for use upon release. - Nearly three-fourths of the people accessed healthcare benefits, and over 90 percent of these benefits were available upon release. - Over one-fifth of the people were released into homelessness and one-fourth were homeless within one month of release. - DOC and DHS identified barriers to accessing assistance as well as ways to improve collaboration, case management, and service delivery. Details: St. Paul: The Department, 2018. 28p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 29, 2019 at: https://mn.gov/doc/assets/DOC%20DHS%20CAF%20Pilot%20Project%20Evaluation%202018_tcm1089-362911.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: https://mn.gov/doc/assets/DOC%20DHS%20CAF%20Pilot%20Project%20Evaluation%202018_tcm1089-362911.pdf Shelf Number: 155223 Keywords: Ex-Offender AssistancePrisoner Reentry Recidivism |