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  • How Miami-Dade's Mental Health Program Steers People To Treatment, Not Jail

    Nadege Green Daniel Rivero

    March 14, 2019 |

    WLRN |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    For nearly two decades, Miami-Dade's Criminal Mental Health Project has worked to decriminalize mental illness, diverting people from jail into treatment and social services with an approach that has helped cut the jail population almost by half and save taxpayers millions. Combining the services of health care providers, law enforcement, and housing agencies, the project pairs participants with peer specialists and puts them on a treatment plan that can get their criminal charges dropped or reduced. Another benefit of the project: lower recidivism rates for people with serious mental illnesses.

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  • Miami Thrift Store Gives Women Coming Out Of Prison Jobs

    Nadege Green

    September 23, 2018 |

    WLRN |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Ladies Empowerment Action Program (LEAP), a Miami nonprofit organization, is helping women transition out of prison and into employment. Women are connected to a transitional job at Dragonfly Thrift Boutique, a store built with the explicit purpose of employing women coming out of prison. During their release period, the female participants go through an entrepreneurship training program to urge them to one day start their own companies and further the cycle of employment.

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