Page 6 - Common Ground Annual Report 2017

COMMON GROUND’S IMPACT
90 cents of every $1 goes directly towards servicing our community
Jail Diversion
40%
of adults with mental illness are arrested at some point in their lives for non-violent crimes. In 2015, 431 people were taken to
Common Ground, and referred for treatment, rather than sent to jail. On average, it costs
$11,748
per incarceration. Using this figure, Common Ground saved Oakland County taxpayers more than
$5 Million
Improving Outcomes
Common Ground treated
3,850
people for mental health and crisis issues. This would have cost Oakland County taxpayers more than
$5.3 Million
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if they had been seen in an inpatient unit.