Mandated Treatment: In partnership with Talbert House, we have been conducting evaluations of BJA and SAMHSA-funded treatment services delivered to individuals in court-supervised substance use treatment since 2012. Our current evaluation is projected through 2025.

Drug Courts: In partnership with the Hamilton County Drug Treatment and Recovery Court, we are conducting both a BJA and SAMHSA-funded evaluation of court services and their impact on participant outcomes through 2027. Additionally, we are conducting a smaller in-depth mixed method cross-sectional study of proximal outcomes from drug court participation, funded by the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Consortium of Crime Sciences.

Diversion, Deflection, and Harm Reduction Programs: In partnership with the Hamilton Addiction Response Coalition, our team is currently conducting BJA-funded evaluations of Hamilton County, Ohio's county-wide Quick Response Team (QRT), and Co-Responder Deflection Pilot.

In partnership with Fairfield County, OH, we are conducting an evaluation of their Project F.O.R.T. Fairfield County Overdose Response Team.

In partnership with the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services and Talbert House Center for Health and Human Services Research, we are conducting two statewide process and outcome evaluations of multiple BJA-funded subgrantee deflection programs.

In partnership with the Hamilton County Department of Public Health, we are conducting an evaluation of their Center for Disease Control Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) programming and initiatives.

Farringer, A. J. & Manchak, S. M. (2022). Communication and collaboration in a drug court team. Psychological Services. doi: 10.1037/ser0000735.
Available online at
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36521139/

Manchak, S. M., Gosney, M. E., Haberman, C., & Firesheets, K. (2022). A Data-Driven Response to the Addiction Crisis in Hamilton County, Ohio: Full Practice Report. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 28, S320-S325.

Strange, C. C., Manchak, S.M, Hyatt, J.M., Petrich, D. M., Desai, A., & Haberman, C. (2022). Opioid-specific medication-assisted therapy and its impact on criminal justice and overdose outcomes. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18 (1), 1215. DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1215
https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1215

Manchak, S. M., Strange, C., Farringer, A., & Lancaster, M., (2021). The assessment and treatment of substance use disorders in jails. In V. Barber-Rioja, A. Garcia-Mansilla, B. Subedi, B., and A. Batastini, A. (Eds.). Handbook of mental health assessment and treatment in jails. New York. NY: Oxford University Press.

Manchak, S.M. (2023). Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships: A Foundation for Growing the Evidence Base of Deflection. Journal of Community Justice, 32(4), 5-8.

Madeline Lancaster's dissertation focuses on the intersectional influences of race and mental illness on individual's emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to a person experiencing distress.

Sarah Light's dissertation focuses on the influence of reentry treatment services (broadly defined) on the criminal justice outcomes of returning citizens.

Manchak, S. M., Light, S., Farringer, A. J., DiRienzo, F., Gutierrez, L., Warner, J. (in press). Reducing Community Supervision Failure for People with Mental Illness: Strategies for Promoting Success. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research.

Manchak, S. M., Warner, J., Farringer, A. J., Pate, S., & Anderson, V. R. (in press). Building Effective Interpersonal Collaborations Between Probation and Behavioral Health Practitioners. Psychological Services. doi: 10.1037/ser0000813

Manchak, S. M. (2023). People with mental Illness in the criminal justice system: A summary of risks, needs, and best practices for intervention. Journal of Community Justice, 32, 4-10. https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article_abstract.php?pid=9&aid=10466&iid=1714

Manchak, S. M., Skeem, J. L., & Loth, L. (2019). What works in supervising probationers with mental illness. In D. Polaschek, A. Hay, & C. Hollin (Eds.), The Handbook of Psychology and Corrections. Wiley Publishing.

Manchak, S. M., Morgan, R. (2018). Mentally disordered offenders in prison. In J. Wooldredge, & P. Smith (Eds.), Oxford Handbook on Prisons and Imprisonment. New York, NY: Oxford.

Farringer, A., Duriez, S., Manchak, S. M., & Sullivan, C. C. (2019). Adherence to "what works": Examining trends across 14 years of correctional program assessment. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research.

Manchak, S. M., Farringer, A., Anderson, V. R., & Campbell, C. (2017). Current U.S. agency- level trends in supporting implementation of evidence-based practices in parole. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, 2 (1), 1-14.