Little research has examined which individual factors may predict mental health
court diversion outcome. Using data provided by a non-profit mental health services
agency operating in the Durham Region in Ontario, this study examined 419 persons with
mental illness participating in a post-charge diversion program. Socio-demographic and
clinical characteristics were employed to investigate the relationship between clientspecific
factors and level of program completion. Logistic regression results revealed that
unemployment was a significant predictor of program completion. Employment and
symptom severity were predictive of partial completion of court diversion. Additionally,
participants who did not complete programming were more likely to have a concurrent
disorder and were more likely to be residentially unstable than participants who did
complete programming. These findings are discussed with respect to their implications
for practice and future research. / UOIT
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OOSHDU.10155/164 |
| Date | 01 June 2011 |
| Creators | Verhaaff, Ashley |
| Contributors | Scott, Hannah |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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