Our Publications
Over the past two decades, our team has published extensively on the development, implementation, and evaluation of Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT). These works have helped shape national understanding of how to prevent recidivism, improve mental health outcomes, and foster collaboration between behavioral health and criminal justice systems.
Key Publications
A New FACT Review
Lamberti JS, Weisman RL. Forensic assertive community treatment: An emerging best practice. CNS Spectrums, 30(1), e34, 1-6, 2025.
Cost-Effectiveness of the Rochester FACT Model
Maeng D, Tsun Z, Lesch E, Lamberti JS. Cost-effectiveness of the Rochester forensic assertive community model. Psychiatric Services, 74:358–364, 2023.
System-Level Partnerships for Collaboration
Kamin D, Weisman RL, Lamberti JS. Promoting mental health and criminal justice collaboration through system-level partnerships. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13:1–8, 2021.
Development of a FACT Fidelity Scale
Lamberti JS, Weisman RL. Essential elements of forensic assertive community treatment. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 29:278–297, 2021.
Psychosis, Mania & Criminal Justice Involvement
Lamberti JS, Katsetos V, Jacobowitz D, et al. Psychosis, mania and criminal recidivism: Associations and implications for prevention. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 28:179–202, 2020.
Review of Community-Based Interventions
Weisman RL, Lamberti JS, Ciccone JR. Community-based interventions for justice-involved individuals with serious mental disorders. In: Principles and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, 3rd Ed., CRC Press, 2017.
RCT of the Rochester FACT Model
Lamberti JS, Weisman RL, Cerulli K, et al. A randomized controlled trial of the Rochester forensic assertive community treatment model. Psychiatric Services, 68:1016–1024, 2017.
Mental Health–Justice Collaboration Framework
Lamberti JS. Preventing criminal recidivism through mental health and criminal justice collaboration. Psychiatric Services, 67:1206–1212, 2016.
Legal Leverage and Treatment Adherence
Lamberti JS, Russ A, Cerulli K, et al. Perceptions of autonomy and coercion among recipients of legal leverage in FACT. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 22:222–230, 2014.
The Role of Probation in FACT
Lamberti JS, Deem A, Weisman RL, et al. The role of probation in forensic assertive community treatment. Psychiatric Services, 62:418–421, 2011.
FACT in the United States
Lamberti JS, Weisman RL. Forensic Assertive Community Treatment: Origins, Current Practice and Future Directions. In: Reentry Planning for Offenders with Mental Disorders: Policy and Practice. Chapter 7:1–14, Civic Research Institute, 2010.
Predictors of Arrest in FACT
Erickson S, Lamberti JS, Weisman RL, et al. Predictors of arrest during forensic assertive community treatment. Psychiatric Services, 60:834–837, 2009.
A Framework for Preventing Criminal Recidivism
​Lamberti JS. Understanding and preventing criminal recidivism among adults with psychotic disorders. Psychiatric Services, 58:773–781, 2007.
The First Publication on FACT
Lamberti JS, Weisman R, Faden D. Forensic assertive community treatment: Preventing incarceration of adults with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 55:1285–1293, 2004.