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.

In Focus: Implementing Mental Health Screening and Assessment

In Focus: Implementing Mental Health Screening and Assessment is a new brief from the Stepping Up partners designed to help counties identify the number of people booked into jails who have serious mental illnesses (SMI) and to better connect these individuals to treatment. Determining the number of people who have SMI in jails allows counties to develop or refine strategic plans that will have the greatest impact on addressing this population’s needs.

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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Overview

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

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How Counties Are Responding to Behavioral Health Needs and Improving Public Safety

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