A Look at Substance Use Diversion Programs in the Delaware Criminal Justice System Using the Sequential Intercept Model
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2025-09-26
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Delaware Journal of Public Health
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This commentary describes approaches by Delaware health and justice practitioners that divert justice-involved individuals presenting with substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms out of the criminal justice system and enhance connections to treatment and supportive services. It applies the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) used by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to discern opportunities for intervention at various stages of criminal processing. Examples of deflection/diversion programs at six of the SIM points are presented. Such cross-system collaborations are helping to redefine criminal justice reform and pathways of care after contact with the criminal justice system.
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This article was originally published in the Delaware Journal of Public Health. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2025.09.04
Copyright (c) 2025 Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://issuu.com/dam-dpha/docs/djph_11-3_substance_use_abuse_treatment_and_rec
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Donnelly E, Champney J, Records M. A Look at Substance Use Diversion Programs in the Delaware Criminal Justice System Using the Sequential Intercept Model. Dela J Public Health. 2025 Sep 26;11(3):16-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2025.09.04. PMID: 41035716; PMCID: PMC12483360.