Best Practices in Screening and Assessment for People with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance



This webinar features Roger Peters, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida. The webinar discusses the prevalence of co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders among people involved in the criminal justice system, as well as effective screening and assessment instruments to use with this population. Dr. Peters also addresses considerations that need to be taken into account when screening and assessing people with co-occurring disorders.