SOAR Webinar: SOAR and Criminal Justice System Implementation

The SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) Technical Assistance (TA) Center is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and helps people who are experiencing or at risk for homelessness to access SSA disability benefits. For many individuals involved in the criminal justice system, SOAR stands for SSI/SSDI—Opportunities to Access Resources for successful reentry. 

 

For many years, the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center has been helping local corrections and community transition staff integrate SSI/SSDI acquisition into their reentry services to promote post-release success. The use of the SOAR model as a tool for reentry results in increased access to income, housing, and treatment for people with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders.

 

On this webinar we will share information on the connection between serious mental illness, homelessness, and incarceration. You will learn what happens to SSI/SSDI benefits when a recipient becomes incarcerated and hear about best practices for increasing access to SSI/SSDI benefits for people with serious mental illness who are reentering communities from jails and prisons. Our guest speakers will provide both the management and caseworker perspective on successful SOAR implementation.