Training Opportunity Aims to Improve Local Mental Health Responses
Free virtual training and support available - apply by January 15, 2021.
Council of State Governments
Apply Now to Join the Law Enforcement-Mental Health Learning Sites Program
Apply by January 5, 2021 to be considered.
Justice Counts Initiative Announced
Developed with support from BJA, Justice Counts is a national, consensus-building initiative designed to help policymakers make better decisions with criminal justice data that are more timely, less disjointed, and as useful as possible.
Register for Upcoming Webinars on Behavioral Health Diversion
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, with support from BJA, will be hosting the following webinars:
- Advancing Prosecutor-Led Behavioral Health Diversion: September 25, 2020, 2 p.m. ET.
- Turning One-Off Programs into Systems-Wide Behavioral Health Diversion: September 29, 2020, 2 p.m. ET.
Learn more about the webinars and how to register to participate by selecting the above links.
Upcoming Webinar on School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response
On March 26, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET, BJA and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will host the webinar, School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response.
This webinar will address the evolving meaning of school safety and present school responder models as a framework for cross-system collaboration to create safer schools. It will also describe how this...
Register for Webinar: Trauma-Informed Care Across the Intercepts
Register for a March 19, 2020, webinar for an overview of the core principles of trauma-informed care, best practices for using it at each intercept point within the Sequential Intercept Model, and more.
Police-Mental Health Collaborations: A Framework for Implementing Effective Law Enforcement Responses for People Who Have Mental Health Needs (Webinar)
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Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center
With funding support from BJA, the CSG Justice Center develops research-driven strategies to increase public safety and strengthen communities.
Mental Health Courts Program
This program funds projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative, collaborative efforts that bring systemwide improvements to the way the needs of adults with mental disabilities or illnesses are addressed.
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)
This program supports innovative cross-system collaboration to improve responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who are in the justice system or reentering the community.