ABSTRACT
Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) is a conceptual mapping tool that was developed by Munetz and Griffin in 2006. The outcome of SIM mapping workshops is typically an effective navigation through multiple and diverse systems of care. SIM has also been successfully used to facilitate workshops on college campuses and in tribal communities. The SIM, as originally proposed in 2006, outlines five potential "intercept" points in which personnel in multiple systems and at multiple points of processing could potentially divert persons with mental illness away from further justice involvement. The first diversion opportunity in the original SIM occurs when the police or other emergency first responders encounter some sort of crisis situation in the community. Due to the nature of the prison or jail environment and the limited access to treatment services during their stay, a significant proportion of inmates with SMI are at a high risk for encountering multiple systems of care.
