Mental Health

    Stepping Up and Data-Driven Justice: Using Data to Identify and Serve People who Frequently Utilize Health, Human Services, and Justice Systems

    Counties across the country have committed to creating data-driven, systems-level plans to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in their jails. As part of these efforts, many communities are focusing on the small number of people who frequently cycle in and out of emergency rooms, shelters, crisis services, and the justice system, a population that disproportionately contributes to the high utilization of these resources.

    The Case for Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs: What Every Law Enforcement Executive Should Know

    People living with mental illnesses and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are disproportionately represented in contacts with police. These interactions can lead to stressful and dangerous conditions for everyone involved. This webinar will provide an in-depth look at the challenges many communities face and will share real-world experiences in developing Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) programs to address them.

    Webinar - Strategies for Collaborative Early Diversion Encounters

    Many early diversion strategies rely upon cooperation between law enforcement officers and mental health professionals to manage crisis encounters. However, on-scene cooperation depends on stakeholder collaboration and clear protocols for how to handle a variety of situations. This webinar will spotlight jurisdictions that have established effective joint responses to mental health crises and provide participants with guidance for their own communities.

    Webinar - Mental Health Concepts and Trafficking: Fundamentals for Justice Professionals to Understand

    This webinar looks at the family’s and the victim’s perspective on the experience of trafficking. The effect of trauma on both family and victim, as well as the concept of ambiguous loss while the victim’s fate is unknown, provide the core of the presentation, in addition to a discussion of the specific challenges to the reunification and reintegration of the victim back into the family.

    Attend a Webinar on Providing Mental Health Care to Incarcerated Persons

    January 03, 2019

    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar, “A Duty to Protect: Mental Health Care to the Incarcerated” on Wednesday, January 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will gain insight into the legal requirements that protect the mental health care services provided to inmates in jails.

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    Learn about a National Initiative to Improve Police Responses to People with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities

    July 24, 2018

    In cooperation with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Vera Institute of Justice recently launched Serving Safely: The National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities. This new program is designed to improve collaborative responses and outcomes for people with mental illnesses and intellectual and developmental disabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system.

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    Check Out a New Toolkit on Prosecutor-led Diversion Programming

    May 23, 2018

    The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Center for Court Innovation and as part of the Prosecutor-Led Diversion Initiative, recently released the Prosecutor-Led Diversion Toolkit.

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    Learn about Applying for BJA Funding under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

    May 03, 2018

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center for the webinar “Responding to the 2018 Solicitation for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program” on Tuesday, May 8 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET.

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    Webinar - Responding to the 2018 Solicitation for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

    In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will review the fiscal year 2018 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grant application process.

    Learn About a Web-based Tool for Implementing Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans

    October 05, 2017

    Join the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center’s National Reentry Resource Center for the webinar “Developing Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans” on Tuesday, October 10 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET.

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