Reincarceration rates among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) remain disproportionately high, driven by a complex interplay of individual vulnerabilities and systemic barriers across mental health, social care, and criminal justice systems. This presentation addresses high reincarceration rates among people with SMI. It includes findings from a Toronto cohort study identifying key risk factors for return to custody, and presents an innovative community mental health service, the Forensic Early Intervention Service Community Team, designed to support individuals with SMI transitioning from correctional facilities to the community.
Presenters:
Roland Jones | Medical Head of the Forensic Early Intervention Service, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Dr. Roland Jones is a forensic psychiatrist and medical head of the Forensic Early Intervention Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and associate professor at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Tanya Connors | Manager of the Forensic Early Intervention Service, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Tanya Connors is the manager of the Forensic Early Intervention Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Presented by the Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee on November 5, 2025.