Returning to the community from jail can be an incredibly stressful transition as people try to obtain/retain housing, seek employment and benefits, reintegrate into their families, and remain engaged in healthcare. Premier Wireless’ CPR³ software is a powerful tool that helps connect our patients with services to support those goals in the community. Thanks to the CPR³ system, all the phones CHS distributes come pre-loaded with resources – including the NYC Public Library’s Connections Guide and the NYC Human Resource Administration application – and have critical contacts, such as CHS’ reentry helpline, pre-programmed.
Ellie says...
“Premier Wireless’ CPR³ software is a powerful tool that helps connect our patients with services to support [housing, employment, healthcare, and family reintegration within] the community.”
These phones have provided a crucial missing link for some of our most vulnerable patients leaving Rikers Island. One individual with complex health conditions received a cell phone upon his release and was able to call the CHS reentry helpline for assistance in the community. The staff guided him over the phone on how to navigate public transportation in order to get to the community-based non-profit where his case manager was located. Another patient received an outreach call from a CHS Reentry Liaison who was able to talk him through picking up his medication at the community pharmacy and who later scheduled him for a primary care appointment. Stories like these have demonstrated how a working cellphone can help minimize the risks individuals recently released from jail inevitably face by empowering them to stay in touch with their social service, healthcare, and informal support networks.
Connecting People to Resources
CPR³ Program
Premier Wireless a leading provider of technology solutions designed to enhance safety, drive innovation, improve communication, and facilitate transformation. Notably, our CPR³ solution stands out as a purpose-driven device specifically customized to deliver vital resources to individuals in critical situations.
