Strengthening connections among criminal justice agencies, behavioral health organizations, and the community to improve wellbeing for people with mental health conditions or co-occurring substance use disorders.

Events


Past Events

Supported Employment (SE) Services: Incorporating SE into Reentry Planning

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance This virtual discussion will address the importance of supported employment (SE) for individuals with behavioral health needs who are...

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Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Information Sharing between Justice and Mental Health Partners: Beyond Data Warehouses

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and IJIS Institute To continue delivering practical and usable information to grantees on the subject of data collection, integration, and analysis, the CSG Justice Center...

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Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Taking the Call: A national conference exploring innovative community responder models

Communities across the U.S. are launching new responses to emergency calls. They are redefining who answers calls for service involving mental health or substance use crises, homelessness, “quality-of-life” issues, and other low-level situations. Taking the...

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Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Right Person, Right Time, Right Response: Diversion in Practice

In this fieldwide virtual discussion, experts from Policy Research Associates (PRA) and the CSG Justice Center share resources and facilitate a discussion to identify strategies and best practices—with and without law enforcement—for early responses at...

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Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Right Person, Right Time, Right Response

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and Policy Research Associates In this field-wide virtual discussion, experts from Policy Research Associates (PRA) and the CSG Justice Center will share resources and facilitate...

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Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Collecting and Utilizing Data in Community Responder Programs

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center Across the U.S., local governments are seeking to respond to appeals from residents to institutionalize public safety and crisis response systems without further relying on...

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Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs: Roundtable Discussion

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance Diversion programs for individuals with mental and/or behavioral health needs who are involved in the criminal legal system have...

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Courts, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

How Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Support People in the Criminal Justice System

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance Jurisdictions across the country are grappling with developing comprehensive, cross-sector, community-based crisis response systems that address the needs of...

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Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

Community of Practice Session 1: Creating Housing Opportunities for People with Complex Health Needs Leaving the Justice System

From The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) The CSG Justice Center and CSH are hosting a three-session virtual Community of Practice (CoP) focused on strategies that...

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Housing, Mental Health, Co-Occurring Substance Use

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