Feasibility of Mobile and Technology Assisted Aftercare Services for Crisis Stabilization Units

Number of eligible participant who agree to participate out of total number of eligible participants

Retention of participants is tracked by the number of recruited participants who complete the intervention

Number of intervention sessions completed is tracked by the number of sessions participants complete over 6 months

Change in arrest rates will be tracked by the number of arrests participants incur over a 6-month period beginning at baseline

Frequency of acute service use is tracked by the number of acute services participants partake in over a 6-month period beginning at baseline

Frequency of long-term treatment use if tracked by the number of long-term treatment services participants partake in over a 6-month period beginning at baseline

Admission into a crisis stabilization unit is tracked by the number of times a participant is admitted into a crisis stabilization unit over a 6-month period beginning at baseline

Acceptability of intervention specific aftercare services is assessed through qualitative interviews with mental health stakeholders and CSU staff

Change in law breaking behavior is tracked by a dichotomous "yes" or "no" survey in which participants are asked about law breaking behavior including if they had contact with police, if they participated in an activity that would have resulted in legal consequence had they been caught, or if they failed to pay child support.

Change in law breaking behavior is tracked by a dichotomous "yes" or "no" survey in which participants are asked about law breaking behavior including if they had contact with police, if they participated in an activity that would have resulted in legal consequence had they been caught, or if they failed to pay child support.

Change in law breaking behavior is tracked by a dichotomous "yes" or "no" survey in which participants are asked about law breaking behavior including if they had contact with police, if they participated in an activity that would have resulted in legal consequence had they been caught, or if they failed to pay child support.

Financial stability was defined as an ability to pay for one's bills, basic needs, and a potential unexpected expense without difficultly. Various intensity scales (0 = none/never to 5 = all of the time) and dichotomous "yes" "no" questions on an 8 question survey capture the participant's financial stability. The lower the score the greater the financial stability.

Financial stability was defined as an ability to pay for one's bills, basic needs, and a potential unexpected expense without difficultly. Various intensity scales (0 = none/never to 5 = all of the time) and dichotomous "yes" "no" questions on an 8 question survey capture the participant's financial stability.The lower the score the greater the financial stability.

Financial stability was defined as an ability to pay for one's bills, basic needs, and a potential unexpected expense without difficultly. Various intensity scales (0 = none/never to 5 = all of the time) and dichotomous "yes" "no" questions on an 8 question survey capture the participant's financial stability.The lower the score the greater the financial stability.

Perception of social support was defined as the number of socially supportive characteristics (such as being someone they count on, are emotionally close with, can be themselves with, feel relaxed around, and feel valued by) present in 3 people in the participant's "social network." Participants are asked an identical set of 23 questions about these 3 people to capture their perception of the presence of socially supportive characteristics. Various intensity scales are used where (0= the least perception or never to 5 = the most perception of support or always). Dichotomous 'yes" and "no" questions are also used to capture participant's perception of the social support characteristics within their social network. The higher the score the greater the perception of social support.

Perception of social support was defined as the number of socially supportive characteristics (such as being someone they count on, are emotionally close with, can be themselves with, feel relaxed around, and feel valued by) present in 3 people in the participant's "social network." Participants are asked an identical set of 23 questions about these 3 people to capture their perception of the presence of socially supportive characteristics. Various intensity scales are used where (0= the least perception or never to 5 = the most perception of support or always). Dichotomous 'yes" and "no" questions are also used to capture participant's perception of the social support characteristics within their social network. The higher the score the greater the perception of social support.

Perception of social support was defined as the number of socially supportive characteristics (such as being someone they count on, are emotionally close with, can be themselves with, feel relaxed around, and feel valued by) present in 3 people in the participant's "social network." Participants are asked an identical set of 23 questions about these 3 people to capture their perception of the presence of socially supportive characteristics. Various intensity scales are used where (0= the least perception or never to 5 = the most perception of support or always). Dichotomous 'yes" and "no" questions are also used to capture participant's perception of the social support characteristics within their social network.The higher the score the greater the perception of social support.

Psychological well-being is a complex combination of various psychological and personality characteristics and may be marked by the absence of mental and emotional disturbances including feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, anxiety, paranoia, or fear. psychological well-being is measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory, 53 items with a 6 question sub-scale of psychological symptoms were a respondent characterizes the intensity of mental and emotional disturbances (0= "not at all" to 4 - "extremely"). The higher the score the less psychological well-being present.

Psychological well-being is a complex combination fo various psychological and personality characteristics and may be marked by the absence of mental and emotional disturbances including feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, anxiety, paranoia, or fear. psychological well-being is measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory, 53 items with a 6 question sub-scale of psychological symptoms were a respondent characterizes the intensity of mental and emotional disturbances (0= "not at all" to 4 - "extremely"). The higher the score the less psychological well-being present.

Psychological well-being is a complex combination of various psychological and personality characteristics and may be marked by the absence of mental and emotional disturbances including feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, anxiety, paranoia, or fear. psychological well-being is measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory, 53 items with a 6 question sub-scale of psychological symptoms were a respondent characterizes the intensity of mental and emotional disturbances (0= "not at all" to 4 - "extremely"). The higher the score the less psychological well-being present.

Employment stability is captured with an 11-item questionnaire that uses a combination of dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions and open-ended short answer questions to assess employment stability. Employment stability is defined through employment status, employment duration, employment history, and sources of income.

Employment stability is captured with an 11-item questionnaire that uses a combination of dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions and open-ended short answer questions to assess employment stability. Employment stability is defined through employment status, employment duration, employment history, and sources of income.

Employment stability is captured with an 11-item questionnaire that uses a combination of dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions and open-ended short answer questions to assess employment stability. Employment stability is defined through employment status, employment duration, employment history, and sources of income.

Self-efficacy is a cognitive mechanism based on expectation or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. The 28 item Brief Cope index assess coping self-efficacy and confidence coping with stress using an intensity scale (1= "never" to 4 = "always"). The higher the score the greater the coping self-efficacy.

Self-efficacy is a cognitive mechanism based on expectation or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. The 28 item Brief Cope index assess coping self-efficacy and confidence coping with stress using an intensity scale (1= "never" to 4 = "always"). The higher the score the greater the coping self-efficacy.

Self-efficacy is a cognitive mechanism based on expectation or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. The 28 item Brief Cope index assess coping self-efficacy and confidence coping with stress using an intensity scale (1= "never" to 4 = "always"). The higher the score the greater the coping self-efficacy.

Psychological trauma is identified as an emotionally painful, shocking, stressful, and sometimes life-threatening experience. The 25-item Trauma History Questionnaire assess the occurrence of psychological trauma over the lifetime with dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions, then respondents are asked to self-report the age they were at the time of the incident and frequency the trauma occurred.

Psychological trauma is identified as an emotionally painful, shocking, stressful, and sometimes life-threatening experience. The 25-item Trauma History Questionnaire assess the occurrence of psychological trauma over the previous 3 months with dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions, then respondents are asked to self-report the age they were at the time of the incident and frequency the trauma occurred.

Psychological trauma is identified as an emotionally painful, shocking, stressful, and sometimes life-threatening experience. The 25-item Trauma History Questionnaire assess the occurrence of psychological trauma over the previous 3 months with dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions, then respondents are asked to self-report the age they were at the time of the incident and frequency the trauma occurred.

Therapeutic alliance is identified as a relationship factor in counseling that includes three dimensions: goal consensus between counselor and client, collaboration on counseling-related tasks, and emotional bonding. Therapeutic alliance is assessed by the California Group Psychotherapy Alliance Scale, with 24 items on an intensity scale with 1 indicating "not at all" and 7 indicating "very much so." The lower the score the greater the therapeutic alliance.

Therapeutic alliance is identified as a relationship factor in counseling that includes three dimensions: goal consensus between counselor and client, collaboration on counseling-related tasks, and emotional bonding. Therapeutic alliance is assessed by the California Group Psychotherapy Alliance Scale, with 24 items on an intensity scale with 1 indicating "not at all" and 7 indicating "very much so." The lower the score the greater the therapeutic alliance.

Therapeutic alliance is identified as a relationship factor in counseling that includes three dimensions: goal consensus between counselor and client, collaboration on counseling-related tasks, and emotional bonding. Therapeutic alliance is assessed by the California Group Psychotherapy Alliance Scale, with 24 items on an intensity scale with 1 indicating "not at all" and 7 indicating "very much so." The lower the score the greater the therapeutic alliance.

Technology use is a 4 item qualitative questionnaire that assess respondents frequency of use, likes, and dislikes, of recommended behavioral health mobile applications.

Technology use is a 4 item qualitative questionnaire that assess respondents frequency of use, likes, and dislikes, of recommended behavioral health mobile applications.

Technology use is a 4 item qualitative questionnaire that assess respondents frequency of use, likes, and dislikes, of recommended behavioral health mobile applications.

Police interaction is defined as any physical contact with police and is assessed with the Police Contact Interaction Survey, a 30-item questionnaire with various intensity scales ranging from 1-4 where 1 = less satisfied and 4 = more satisfied with the police interaction. The survey also includes dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions where respondents identify if the police officer did a certain action. Respondents are asked to consider the police interaction that resulted in them being brought to the CSU.

Police interaction is defined as any physical contact with police and is assessed with the Police Contact Interaction Survey, a 30-item questionnaire with various intensity scales ranging from 1-4 where 1 = less satisfied and 4 = more satisfied with the police interaction. The survey also includes dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions where respondents identify if the police officer did a certain action. Respondents are asked to consider any police interaction occurring within the last 2 weeks.

Police interaction is defined as any physical contact with police and is assessed with the Police Contact Interaction Survey, a 30-item questionnaire with various intensity scales ranging from 1-4 where 1 = less satisfied and 4 = more satisfied with the police interaction. The survey also includes dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions where respondents identify if the police officer did a certain action. Respondents are asked to consider any police interaction occurring within the last 3 months.

Police interaction is defined as any physical contact with police and is assessed with the Police Contact Interaction Survey, a 30-item questionnaire with various intensity scales ranging from 1-4 where 1 = less satisfied and 4 = more satisfied with the police interaction. The survey also includes dichotomous "yes" or "no" questions where respondents identify if the police officer did a certain action. Respondents are asked to consider any police interaction occurring within the last 3 months.

Self-efficacy is a cognitive mechanism based on expectation or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. The Hearth Hope Index assess hope self-efficacy and a respondent's outlook on life with a 12-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more hope.

Self-efficacy is a cognitive mechanism based on expectation or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. The Hearth Hope Index assess hope self-efficacy and a respondent's outlook on life with a 12-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more hope.

Self-efficacy is a cognitive mechanism based on expectation or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. The Hearth Hope Index assess hope self-efficacy and a respondent's outlook on life with a 12-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more hope.

Employment aspiration was defined as a desire and willingness to adjust one's employment situation. The Employment Education Aspiration Satisfaction assess education aspiration with a 13-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more employment aspiration.

Employment aspiration was defined as a desire and willingness to adjust one's employment situation. The Employment Education Aspiration Satisfaction assess education aspiration with a 13-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more employment aspiration.

Employment aspiration was defined as a desire and willingness to adjust one's employment situation. The Employment Education Aspiration Satisfaction assess education aspiration with a 13-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more employment aspiration.

Education aspiration was defined as a desire and willingness to increase one's education. The Employment Education Aspiration Satisfaction assess education aspiration with a 13-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more education aspiration.

Education aspiration was defined as a desire and willingness to increase one's education. The Employment Education Aspiration Satisfaction assess education aspiration with a 13-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more education aspiration.

Education aspiration was defined as a desire and willingness to increase one's education. The Employment Education Aspiration Satisfaction assess education aspiration with a 13-item questionnaire where responses are rated on an intensity scale 1-4 (1= "strongly disagree" to 4= "strongly agree"). The higher the score the more education aspiration.

Change in need for community services is tracked using a service assessment questionnaire that captures the perceived need and use of services in areas of cognitive, housing, relationships, health, education, job readiness, substance abuse, mental health, and life skills. The service assessment questionnaire include dichotomous "yes" "no" questions, a continuum where respondents report "how many times" they received a service, and asks participants why they could not receive a service they perceived themself as needing.

Change in need for community services is tracked using a service assessment questionnaire that captures the perceived need and use of services in areas of cognitive, housing, relationships, health, education, job readiness, substance abuse, mental health, and life skills. The service assessment questionnaire include dichotomous "yes" "no" questions, a continuum where respondents report "how many times" they received a service, and asks participants why they could not receive a service they perceived themself as needing.

Change in need for community services is tracked using a service assessment questionnaire that captures the perceived need and use of services in areas of cognitive, housing, relationships, health, education, job readiness, substance abuse, mental health, and life skills. The service assessment questionnaire include dichotomous "yes" "no" questions, a continuum where respondents report "how many times" they received a service, and asks participants why they could not receive a service they perceived themself as needing.