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Biden Signs Six-Bill Spending Package Funding Key Criminal Justice Programs
Co-Occurring Substance Use, Courts, Housing, Law Enforcement, Mental Health
Apply Now to Join a Community of Practice on Police-Mental Health Collaboration Staff Wellness
With support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance, The Council of State Governments Justice Center is hosting a virtual Community of Practice (CoP) to aid agencies in…
Law Enforcement, Mental Health
Building a Better Mental Health Court: New Hampshire Judicial Branch Establishes State Guidelines
Unlike drug courts, which have been informed by national standards for 10 years, mental health courts (MHCs) have developed without…
Courts, Mental Health
Apply Now for Short-Term, Free Police-Mental Health Collaboration Support in 2023
With support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance, The Council of State…
Law Enforcement, Mental Health
Looking Back at Five Years of a Federal Program Supporting County Justice Systems
The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports communities across the country in their work to address overrepresentation of people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system. For five years, between 2015…
Crisis Systems, Mental Health
Federal Agencies Convene Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health Leaders to Discuss Shared Opportunity of 988
Community leaders around the country have heralded the arrival of 988—the 3-digit code for people to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline—as an essential new resource to shift people in crisis toward appropriate care.
Co-Occurring Substance Use, Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health
Site Snapshot: How Five Jurisdictions Are Rethinking Crisis Response with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Six months after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) transitioned to a national 988 dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call takers have directly connected hundreds of thousands of people…
Co-Occurring Substance Use, Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health
Apply Now to Join a National Program for Criminal Justice and Mental Health Learning Sites
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center is seeking applicants to join the nationwide Criminal Justice-Mental Health…
Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Crisis Systems, Mental Health
President Biden Signs Spending Bill Funding Key Criminal Justice Programs
On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2023. Among other administration priorities, the omnibus spending bill funds various state and local justice system grant programs…
Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health
Congress Approves the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act
With unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022 yesterday, officially approving the legislation sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives…
Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health