Therefore, an update for offenders included The Community Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) is in the original sample was required to determine successful in meeting the Correctional Service of whether the CMHI reduces reoffending in the longer Canada’s (CSC’s) public safety goals by assisting term. [...] The community clinical specialized services segment of the CMHI appears to The following three CMHI treatment groups were be the most effective component of the initiative. [...] Overall, men who participated in the community Two methods were used to examine readmissions to mental health specialist services (CMHS) returned to custody and recidivism. [...] First, OMS data were federal custody and reoffended significantly less examined to determine the rates of return to federal frequently than either the clinical discharge planning custody while offenders were under CSC supervision. [...] Second, Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) When controlling for key risk factors, analyses data were used to identify rates of general, violent, confirmed the effectiveness of the CMHI.