The St. Louis Integrated Health Network’s Justice Initiatives work to improve health outcomes and advance equitable access to healthcare for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. Through strategic partnerships, community-based support, and coordinated care, we address barriers to healthcare and essential resources while strengthening connections between healthcare, community services, and the criminal legal system.
Re-Entry Community Linkages (RE-LINK)
RE-LINK provides individualized, community-based support to people returning to the community after incarceration. Through Community Health Workers (CHWs), the program helps participants navigate healthcare, access essential resources, address social determinants of health, and build a foundation for long-term health and stability.
Transitions Clinic Program
IHN partners with healthcare providers to expand access to comprehensive primary care for individuals returning to the community after incarceration. Using the nationally recognized Transitions Clinic model, the program integrates primary care with individualized support from Community Health Workers with lived experience in the criminal legal system. This approach strengthens continuity of care, supports chronic disease management, and addresses social determinants of health to improve long-term health outcomes and community stability.
Health and Social Services Network (HSSN)
HSSN advances policy and systems change to improve health outcomes and equitable access to care for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. Through strategic partnerships, cross-sector collaboration, and advocacy, HSSN works to identify and address systemic barriers, influence policies and practices, and strengthen coordination across healthcare, community services, and criminal legal systems. These efforts promote more equitable, accessible, and responsive systems of care for justice-involved individuals.
