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This issue of JCC contains two extensive articles. The first article, by Robert Brown, who is international advisor to Sunshine Halfway House, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, reviews the historical use of halfway houses from Canadian and International perspectives. Brown concludes his review by noting that: The challenge is ... in identifying evidenced-based practices related to halfway houses and community residential facilities. Internationally relevant rules and standards aresupportive of this challenge. The key next step involves community corrections programs, with their respective supporting or government agencies, accepting this challenge. A major challenge for community corrections today is the management of offenders with mental health problems and concerns. The number of offenders entering and leaving prison with diagnosed mental health issues is increasing, and it is important that community corrections providers become more alert to the needs of these offenders and seek innovative practices and partnerships to meet this challenge. In the second article in this issue, Drs. Jeffrey Draine and Daniel Herman provide an excellent overview of the issues of this specialized population and present an intervention model—the critical time intervention (CTI) model. The CTI model involves three stages: transition to the community, try-out, and transfer of care. The authors then explore the implications of CTI for services and policy initiatives.

Keywords: Mental illness; homelessness; crisis intervention; reentry planning; halfway house; transition programs; reintegration

Affiliations:  1: Journal Editor.