Training

    Field Wide Webinar: FY2023 JMHCP and C & P New Grantee Orientation Part 2: Budget, Grant Management, and Performance Measurement

    In this orientation webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff provided newly awarded Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) and Connect & Protect grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, the program budget, the JustGrants management system, and the performance measurement tool (PMT). Speakers included: Tammy Lovill, State Policy Advisor, JMHCP, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.

    Field Wide Webinar: FY23 JMHCP and Connect & Protect Orientation Webinar Part 2: Budget, Grant Management, and Performance Measurement

    In this orientation webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff provided newly awarded Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) and Connect & Protect grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, the program budget, the JustGrants management system, and the performance measurement tool (PMT). Speakers included: Tammy Lovill, State Policy Advisor, JMHCP, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; Aja C.

    Field Wide Webinar: FY23 JMHCP and Connect & Protect Orientation Webinar Part 1: Grant and Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Information

    In this webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff provided newly awarded grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, behavioral health diversion and reentry strategies, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), Connect & Protect (C & P), and training and technical (TTA) assistance. Staff also gave critical context about people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system.

    Field Wide Webinar: FY23 JMHCP and Connect & Protect Orientation Webinar Part 1: Grant and Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Information

    In this webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff provided newly awarded grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, behavioral health diversion and reentry strategies, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), Connect & Protect (C & P), and training and technical (TTA) assistance. Staff also gave critical context about people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system.

    Field Wide Webinar: Transforming the Criminal Justice System with Peer Support

    People with lived experience in the criminal justice system and with behavioral health conditions are being hired more frequently in a variety of criminal justice settings. This is not surprising given that research shows peer support specialists have helped lower recidivism risk for program participants, increase participant engagement with treatment, court obligations, and other services, and increase individual reports of empowerment, motivation, and hopefulness.

    Field Wide Webinar: FY23 JMHCP and C & P New Grantee General Orientation Part 1: JMHCP and C & P Grant and TTA Overview

    In this webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff provided newly awarded grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, behavioral health diversion and reentry strategies, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), Connect & Protect (C & P), and training and technical (TTA) assistance. Staff also gave critical context about people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system.

    Field Wide Webinar: FY23 JMHCP and Connect & Protect Orientation Webinar Part 2: Budget, Grant Management, and Performance Measurement

    In this orientation webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff will provide newly awarded Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) and Connect & Protect grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, the program budget, the JustGrants management system, and the performance measurement tool (PMT). Speakers included: Tammy Lovill, State Policy Advisor, JMHCP, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.

    Field Wide Webinar: Addressing Americans with Disabilities Act Obligations and Access to Care in the Justice System

    In this webinar, participants received a brief overview of the Sequential Intercept Model, followed by a presentation on ADA requirements by the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. Attendees then heard from current JMHCP grantees who have successfully increased access to behavioral health services across the justice system intercepts.

    Ask the Expert: Homeless Outreach Teams

    It can often be difficult to link people to the housing resources they need during periods of homelessness and housing insecurity. Homeless Outreach Teams (HOTs) are one approach to connect people to tailored housing and wraparound services in the community, rather than using emergency departments to provide crisis intervention with limited capacity for follow-up.

    Field Wide Webinar: Engaging and Leveraging Community-Based Organizations in Your Crisis System

    Building a robust crisis system of care requires collaboration between multiple systems and stakeholders. Community-based organizations can enhance existing crisis systems by providing services, support, and lived experience to people in crisis. As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is uniquely positioned to share the value of community-based organizations to support a coordinated community crisis response.

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