Forging New Paths: Building Interventions to Treat Criminogenic Needs in Community Based Mental Health Settings

The study intervention is Forging New Paths (FNP) a newly developed intervention for people with mental illness with criminal legal system involvement that is designed to be delivered in community mental health settings. FNP combines Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) techniques with social learning principles in a group format. The intervention is organized into a modular format to create a flexible intervention structure. It includes 5 treatment modules each consisting of two to four group sessions for a total of 14-16 sessions, which may be delivered over multiple meetings at the facilitators' discretion. The intervention is designed to be delivered to 8-12 people by two intervention facilitators. It can be delivered in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format.