Name
Supporting Reentry from Incarceration: NC FIT and the Transitions Clinic Network Model
Description

Post-release from prison and jail, people face enormous barriers to successful reentry and accessing essential health services. We will present an evidence based model of Reentry support that incorporates key elements of collaborative care. The North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT), part of the national Transitions Clinic Network, utilizes specially trained Community Health Workers with lived experience of incarceration to assist in comprehensive reentry support and linkages to health care services.

Speakers
Evan Ashkin MD, Physician, UNC Chapel Hill, Dept. of Family Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Co-Authors
THere will be a panel of 2-3 FIT Program Community Health Workers co-presenting
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Social determinants of health or SDoH, Underserved populations such as LGBTQ+
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)
Objective 1
Discuss extent of Mass incareration in the US and the collateral consequesnces of incarceration
Objective 2
Understand the benefits of incorporating a Community Health Worker with lived experience of incarceration into the care team
Objective 3
Discuss the evidence showing improved outcomes for people post-release that participate in Transitions Clinic Network programs
Content Reference 1

Shavit, S., Aminawung, J. A., Birnbaum, N., Greenberg, S., Berthold, T., Fishman, A., ... & Wang, E. A. (2017). Transitions clinic network: challenges and lessons in primary care for people released from prison. Health Affairs, 36(6), 1006-1015.

Content Reference 2

Harvey, T. D., Busch, S. H., Lin, H. J., Aminawung, J. A., Puglisi, L., Shavit, S., & Wang, E. A. (2022). Cost savings of a primary care program for individuals recently released from prison: a propensity-matched study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 585.

Content Reference 3

Wang, E. A., Lin, H. J., Aminawung, J. A., Busch, S. H., Gallagher, C., Maurer, K., ... & Frisman, L. (2019). Propensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven. BMJ open, 9(5), e028097.

Content Reference 4

Supporting People With Serious Mental Illness After Prison Release: The FIT Wellness Model, Zarzar TR, Rosen DL, Ashkin EA.. Psychiatr Serv. Published online January 11, 2024. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.20230513

Content Reference 5

We Must Do Better: Addressing High Mortality After Release from Incarceration Baker A, Ashkin E, Rosen D North Carolina Medical Journal Sep 2022, 83 (5) 342-345; DOI: 10.18043/ncm.83.5.342