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Find web articles and news updates featuring JMHCP-funded initiatives and efforts.

How Three Communities Are Advancing Systems-Wide Change to Expand Access to Housing

Image for Empathetic Policing: Mason City Police Department Launches Virtual Reality Training Program to Help Officers Better Understand Behavioral Health Crises

Empathetic Policing: Mason City Police Department Launches Virtual Reality Training Program to Help Officers Better Understand Behavioral Health Crises

New Learning Community to Explore Person-Centered Justice in the Courts

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Oct 13, 2020

Apply Now to Join Law Enforcement and Homelessness Community of Practice

Apply to join a virtual Community of Practice on using data to inform law enforcement strategies for addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness.

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Housing, Law Enforcement, Mental Health

Sep 08, 2020

4 Tips to Successfully Open a Crisis Stabilization Unit

Understanding system gaps and taking the right funding approach are key.

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Crisis Systems, Mental Health

Jul 15, 2020

House Appropriations Committee Approves ’21 Funding for DOJ Programs

The funding includes continued investment in key programs, including Justice Reinvestment and the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program.

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Courts, Law Enforcement, Mental Health

Jul 13, 2020

Apply Now for Short-Term, Free Support

Apply for short-term, free support to better understand how people with mental illnesses move through your local criminal justice system.

Correctional Facilities, Crisis Systems, Law Enforcement, Mental Health

Mar 31, 2020

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bridges Gap Between Police and the Community

Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s police department partnered with Foundation 2 to create a co-responder program which helps officers connect people to crisis services.

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Law Enforcement, Mental Health

Mar 20, 2020

Funding Spotlight: New Grants Support Justice & Mental Health Partnerships

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health

Dec 19, 2019

JMHCP Grant Helps San Luis Obispo ‘Step Up’ to Improve Lives of People With Mental Illnesses in Jail

San Luis Obispo, California was awarded a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration (JMHCP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s…

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Courts, Mental Health

Aug 06, 2019

Stepping Up Initiative Celebrates 500 Counties Milestone

“Stepping Up was born out of conversations with community leaders, law enforcement officials, and behavioral health specialists, who told us that the number of people with mental illnesses coming into their jails was a top…

Co-Occurring Substance Use, Correctional Facilities, Mental Health

May 02, 2019

U.S. Senators Express Support for Key Justice Programs

Senate leaders took strong bipartisan action in support of three programs aimed at increasing public safety and reducing recidivism at the local and state levels.