A novel application of process mapping in a criminal justice setting to examine implementation of peer support for veterans leaving incarceration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between 12,000 and 16,000 veterans leave incarceration every year, yet resources are limited for reentry support that helps veterans remain connected to VA and community health care and services after leaving incarceration. Homelessness and criminal justice recidivism may result when such follow-up and support are lacking. In order to determine where gaps exist in current reentry support efforts, we developed a novel methodological adaptation of process mapping (a visualization technique being increasingly used in health care to identify gaps in services and linkages) in the context of a larger implementation study of a peer-support intervention to link veterans to health-related services after incarceration ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ , NCT02964897, registered Novembe

SUBMITTER: Kim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718000 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature