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U.S. House Appropriations Committee Approves FY18 Funding Levels for Criminal Justice Programs
Yesterday, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the $54 billion Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) spending bill on a vote of 31-21. The bill includes $29 billion for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants that help...
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U.S. House of Representatives Approves FY18 Funding Levels for Criminal Justice Programs
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $1.2 trillion Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill on a vote of 211-198. The omnibus includes the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill, which provides $29 billion for Department of...
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Planning and Implementation Guide for JMHCP Category 1 Grantees
This guide from The Council of State Governments Justice Center is intended to support recipients of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance....
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Planning Guide for JMHCP Category 2 Grantees
This guide from the CSG Justice Center is intended to support recipients of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. It is not...
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Implementation Guide for JMHCP Category 3 Grantees
This guide from The Council of State Governments Justice Center is intended to support recipients of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance....
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Implementation and Expansion Guide for JMHCP Law Enforcement Grantees
This guide from the CSG Justice Center is intended to support recipients of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. It is not...
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400th County Joins Stepping Up
In a little more than two years, more than 400 counties—representing 43 states and 40 percent of the U.S. population—have joined Stepping Up: A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses...
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As #MentalHealthMonth Begins, Counties Show Progress in Tackling Mental Illness in Their Jails
May marks #MentalHealthMonth, a nationwide effort to raise awareness about mental illnesses and their impact. With an estimated 2 million people with mental illnesses being admitted to jails each year according to research, communities...
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Pennsylvania Stepping Up Initiative to Tackle Mental Illness in County Jails
Pennsylvania became the third state to launch a statewide Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in county jails, joining...
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