Numbers

 In 2008, we enrolled 2,215 program participants, 2,035 of which were unduplicated.  We served the following:

• 1,017 - Outreach 
• 306 - Immigrants/Refugees
• 551 - HIV services (PATH)
• 214 -  MST/Incredible Years
• 127 - ACT

Jail Diversion

Through a federal grant and partnership with the City of St. Louis, our Jail Diversion program seeks divert individuals from incarceration by linking them to appropriate mental health and substance abuse services.

For 124 clients, the following changes were evident after six months when compared with intake:

• 94% abstained from illegal drugs, up from 58%.
• 73.5% abstained from alcohol, up from 44%.
• 51% had a positive opinion of their ability to function, up from 23%.
• 88% had no arrests in the 30 days prior, up from 10%.
• 40% had stable housing, up from 28%.
• 64% were engaged in outpatient mental health services, up from 10%.

Total days in jail dropped from 992 (for 97 participants) to 317 for the year before and after enrollment in the program.  Before enrollment, these 97 participants had 205 arrests in twelve months.  For the 12 months after enrollment, there were only 67 arrests.  Of clients discharged from the program, 62% were discharged for successful completion.