Legal deflection programs for support services, not arrest, available in one-third of states as of 2024

As of September 1, 2024, there are 17 states with clear deflection pathways articulated in state law, steering people with substance use and/or mental health disorders away from incarceration, according to new data published by the Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research.

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