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Allison Gilbert

Allison Gilbert

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
agilbert@psych.duhs.duke.edu
DUMC Box 102505, Durham, NC 27705
DUMC Box 102505, Durham, NC 27701

Overview

Research interests include mental health and substance abuse services and policy; links between mental illness, substance abuse and criminal justice involvement; effectiveness of criminal diversion and prison re-entry programs for adults with serious mental illness; and other legal and policy mechanism as mental health interventions.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2019 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy

In the News

Published January 26, 2023
Duke Study Finds Promising Results in Pre-Arrest Diversion Program for People Who Use Drugs

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Recent Publications

Patching holes and bridging gaps: Implementing Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion (LEAD) in resource-scarce environments.

Journal Article J Subst Use Addict Treat · September 2025 INTRODUCTION: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a pre-arrest diversion program that allows police officers to refer individuals to LEAD's harm reduction case management services in lieu of arrest for most low-level, non-violent criminalized beha ... Full text Link to item Cite

NORTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION (LEAD): CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING ELIGIBILITY AND REFERRAL

Journal Article Law and Contemporary Problems · January 1, 2023 In 2011, a diverse group of stakeholders in Seattle, Washington, developed an alternative to repeated arrests and incarceration of people whose low-level unlawful conduct stemmed from unmet behavioral health needs, launching a new model called Law Enforcem ... Cite
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Recent Grants

Implementation of Extreme Risk Protection Orders: Experiences of special populations

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Elizabeth K Dollard Charitable Trust · 2025 - 2026

Justice Involvement Population Training and Technical Support Scope of Work Deflection, Diversion and Reentry Community Programming

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2026

Mental Disorders Prevalence Study

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Research Triangle Institute International · 2019 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2009 Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 2002 M.P.H.

External Links

Psychiatry Profile