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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Opportunity ID
BJA-2016-9205
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2016
Closing Date
Posting Date
Description
The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the justice system. BJA is seeking applications that demonstrate a collaborative project between criminal justice and mental health partners from eligible applicants to plan, implement or expand a justice and mental health collaboration program. The program is authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Pub.L. 108-414) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-416).

Awards

Number of Awards: 31
Total Amount Awarded: $7,025,074

Date Created: March 22, 2016