Abstract
The purpose of this project is to strengthened communities by advocating for services for the mentally ill offenders in the greater Sacramento area. This project aimed to show a positive correlation between mental health treatment and recidivism rates among the mentally ill offender population. The target population is parolees that have been determined to have mental health issues while in prison and include all ages, genders, races, and cultural backgrounds. This project gathered information from experts in the field of mental health treatment for mentally ill offenders and used a qualitative design to analyze, compare, and contrast the findings. The findings of this study suggest that mental health treatment for mentally ill offenders may contribute to a possible reduction in recidivism rates.