mental illness

    Webinar: “Connecting People Who Have Serious Mental Illness to Care: Trends and Strategies”

    The Stepping Up initiative encourages counties to track data along Four Key Measures, including connecting people who have serious mental illness (SMI) to treatment and other services after discharge from jail. Communities across the country are looking for information on how to best facilitate connection to care for individuals with SMI. With the current expansion of telehealth, there is a need to discuss best approaches, other ways to connect to care, and to share tips and strategies from counties.

    Upcoming Webinar: “Connecting People Who Have Serious Mental Illness to Care: Trends and Strategies”

    July 02, 2020

    Join The Council of State Governments Justice Center for their upcoming “Connecting People Who Have Serious Mental Illness (SMI) to Care: Trends and Strategies” webinar on July 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET. As telehealth becomes increasingly popular, attendees will learn how The Stepping Up Initiative connects people with SMI to treatment programs and other services after being discharged from jail.

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    Learn How Law Enforcement Executives Can Reduce Repeat Encounters

    April 30, 2020

    The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, released the brief “How to Reduce Repeat Encounters: A Brief for Law Enforcement Executives,” which highlights four steps that law enforcement leaders should implement to effectively respond to individuals they repeatedly encounter.

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    Just Released: Serving Safely Webinars on Enhancing Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities

    December 11, 2019

    The Serving Safely webinar series is now available on the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) YouTube page.

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    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.

    Webinar - Using and Sharing Data Across Health, Human Services and Justice Systems

    Counties across the country are building collaborative partnerships to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in their jails. Despite the progress that counties have made, they still face challenges with sharing information across multiple systems, limiting their success in identifying people involved in these systems, coordinating services and supervision, and tracking the impact of their efforts. 

    Webinar - Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: The Facts and Figures Justice Professionals Need to Know

    Mentally ill people are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. Law enforcement officers and jail staff must deal regularly with people who have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses.

    Serving Safely: The National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities

    People living with mental illnesses (MI) and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are disproportionately represented in contacts with police, which can lead to stressful and dangerous conditions for everyone involved. Now, through Serving Safely: The National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities, law enforcement agencies can request help to respond safely and effectively to incidents involving persons with MI and I/DD.

    SAMHSA Opportunity to Apply for SIM Workshops Focusing on Reentry and Community Corrections

    October 24, 2017

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) Gather, Access, Integrate, Network, and Stimulate (GAINS) Center is seeking applications from communities interested in developing integrated strategies to better identify and respond to the needs of adults with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system.

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    Join the CSG Justice Center for a Webinar on Developing Approaches for Responding to People with Mental Illnesses

    May 30, 2017

    Register to join the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center for the webinar “Developing a Community-Wide Approach to Responding to People with Mental Illnesses” on Thursday, June 8 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET.

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