Forging New Paths: Building Interventions to Treat Criminogenic Needs in Community Based Mental Health Settings
The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a preliminary test of the effectiveness of Forging New Paths for people with mental illness with criminal legal system contact. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

To examine the effectiveness of Forging New Paths at improving the primary study outcomes (aggression and community tenure).
To test the ability of Forging New Paths to engage the study treatment targets (impulsivity and criminal attitudes)

Participants will complete a screening interviews to see if they are eligible. Participants who are eligible will be randomly assigned to participate in one of two study conditions: Forging New Paths and usual care or usual care alone. All participants who are assigned to a study condition will participate in up to three additional research interviews. Researchers will also collect information about study outcomes using administrative records.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  aged 18 years or older, have a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders or major depression or bipolar disorder, ( - have a history of any type of criminal justice system involvement (i.e., arrest, conviction, incarceration, or probation/parole), reside in the community and receive services from the Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health or one of their partner agencies and, have moderate or higher levels of criminogenic risk factors as determined by the Level of Service and Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI).  Exclusion Criteria:  an intellectual or developmental disability, incarceration at the point of study enrollment, non-English speakers. - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult