Responding to the 2022 Solicitation for Connect and Protect Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses

During this webinar, representatives from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will review the FY 2022 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses Program solicitation application process.

This grant program will support law enforcement-behavioral health cross-system collaboration that targets preliminary qualified people convicted of offenses and promotes public safety and public health to improve responses and outcomes for people with mental health conditions and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Presenters: 

• Maria Fryer, Program Analyst (Policy Advisor), BJA 
• Nikisha Love, State Policy Advisor for JMHCP, BJA 
• Tammy Lovill, State Policy Advisor for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, BJA  
• Demetrius Thomas, Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center