Project Evolve is a behavioral health unit run by BMC in partnership with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department. Our program works to address existing gaps in behavioral health treatment for the pre-trial population through an innovative trauma-informed and evidenced-based care model. With a focus on accountability and cultural responsiveness, we aim to reduce the long-term impacts of incarceration.
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Research Overview
Project Evolve has a robust evaluation plan and research team. Interviews are being conducted to gain perspectives from SCJ staff, Evolve clinical staff and Evolve clients and guide program refinements, help us understand client benefits beyond those captured in quantitative data (e.g., changes in mindset, skill development), and inform the broader correctional and behavioral health community about lessons learned. Insights will be used to profile the operational delivery of the program, and we will analyze changes in proximal clinical outcomes among program participants following one year of program implementation. Primary outcomes will include psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms. We will also examine longitudinal trends in key post-intervention outcomes, specifically recidivism, emergency department utilization, and overdose events.