Mental Health Programs

In this session, participants will understand the specific needs for African American/Black (AA/B) and explore strategies to improve behavioral health outcomes for this population.

CSG Justice Center staff held 72 contacts (via phone and email) with FY20-FY23 grantees in the month of December.

CSG Justice Center staff held 78 contacts (via phone and email) with FY18-FY23 grantees in the month of December.

This session provided attendees with engagement strategies to enhance protective factors and build recovery capital for youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and Center for Health Care Strategies are excited to announce a six-month Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. The Policy Academy will bring together teams of senior executive agency leaders from four to six states to develop multi-sector collaborative planning to leverage Medicaid for improving reentry outcomes for people involved in the justice system with complex needs.

This session will provide the attendees with an overview of the need for medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders in correctional settings, discuss implementing medication assisted treatment programs in correctional facilities, and share strategies to maintain medication assisted treatment in the community for those in reentry to prevent overdoses.

To offer training and support to these grantees on a national level, BJA, with the support of its technical assistance provider, The Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSGJC), will convene a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) and Connect and Protect (C&P) Grantee Virtual Symposium in August 2024.

To offer training and support to these grantees on a national level, BJA, with the support of its technical assistance provider, The Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSGJC), will convene a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) and Connect and Protect (C&P) Grantee Virtual Symposium in August 2024.

CSG Justice Center staff held 88 contacts (via phone and email) with FY18-FY23 Second Chance Act Category 3 grantees in the month of November (9 SCA Co-Occurring, 32 SCA Substance Use Disorders, 19 SCA Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry, and 21 SCA Pay for Success)

CSG Justice Center staff held 80 contacts (via phone and email) with FY20-FY23 grantees in the month of November.