This publication from the American Jail Association examines how jails across the United States are implementing the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) model, which is designed to help people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness with access to Social Security Administration disability benefits. The brief shows how the integration of the SOAR model in jail settings is showing promising results for reducing recidivism by connecting eligible people reentering the community with income supports, helping set them on a path towards stability and recovery.
Source: JusticeCenter