I'll talk about what we're seeing in our organization. People come from a prison setting, but because there are no direct mental health services, they end up in the general population, where the problems are only half-treated, if at all.
When they come to us, they're even sicker. They need a lot of consultations with our case workers. Their stay with us lasts longer, because they need more time to regain enough independence, especially to move into an apartment. Normally, a stay with us lasts from three to six months. However, because of work that wasn't done beforehand while they were in prison, these people now need 18 to 24 months to achieve that independence.