NCT03740139Completed
The Police-Mental Health Linkage System
A Trial of a Police-Mental Health Linkage System for Jail Diversion and Reconnection to Care
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Sept 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this randomized, controlled trial is to study the effectiveness of a potential new form of pre-arrest jail diversion for people with serious mental illnesses: the Police-Mental Health Linkage System. In the case of an encounter with a police officer, for half of the participants, during the background check, a message will notify the officer that the subject has mental health considerations. The notice contains a phone number of a provider working at the mental health clinic where the subject is receiving services, who can provide telephonic support to the officer. For the other half of participants, the message will not appear to the officers in the case of an encounter.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1405 (actual)
- First submitted
- 21 Oct 2018
- Start date
- 6 Feb 2019
- Primary completion date
- 12 Apr 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Columbia University
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder
- NCT number
- NCT03740139
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 1405
- From 6 Feb 2019 to the primary completion date, 12 Apr 2024
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Received service less than 3 times in the previous year
Other illness
- Known or suspected intellectual disability, mental retardation, or dementia
- Known or suspected autism-spectrum disorder, organic mental disorder, and/or traumatic brain injury
- Significant medical condition compromising ability to participate (e.g., short of breath, in pain)
Other
- Enrolled in any other research project or currently enrolled in the Opening Doors to Recovery research project
- Has a guardian
Who the study is looking for
- Receiving outpatient services from DeKalb, Gateway, Pineland, or Unison Community Service Boards in Georgia
- Able to speak/read English
- Clinical diagnosis of one of the following: psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder
- History of at least one prior arrest within the past 5 years
- Capacity to give informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb Community Service Board Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Decatur | United States | Unknown status |
| Gateway Behavioral Health Services Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Savannah | United States | Unknown status |
This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.