The Criminal Legal System, Serious Mental Illness, and Supported Reentry: The FIT Wellness Model
Prisons and jails have become the default safety net provider for people with serious mental illness (SMI) across the United States. The North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT), including its unique program for people with SMI, FIT Wellness, connects people post-release from incarceration to essential health services.
Authors
- Evan A. Ashkin
- David L. Rosen
- Theodore Zarzar
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North Carolina Medical Journal
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.160671
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00