On June 27-30, the City of San Antonio will host the 2013 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Convention, which will bring together nearly 2,000 attendees to discuss mental health issues, network, and gain inspiration. There are over 75 [...]
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2013 JMHCP National Training and Technical Assistance Event
The CSG Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), convened more than 300 practitioners, researchers, and public officials for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration (JMHCP) Program National Training and Technical Assistance Event, from [...] -
Criminal Justice/Mental Health Learning Sites
Since 2006, the CSG Justice Center to identify and highlight agencies from across the country with comprehensive and successful criminal justice/mental health programs that are willing [...] -
Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision
A New Collaborative Framework For Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Behavioral Health provided an overview of the report, “Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision". -
Technical Assistance (TA) to JMHCP Grantees
Since the release of its landmark Consensus Project Report in 2002, the Justice Center has provided on- and off-site technical assistance to states and localities working to ensure better public health and public safety outcomes for people with mental illnesses [...] -
Behavioral Health Framework
On September 27, 2012, the CSG Justice Center released Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery.
2013 JMHCP National Training and Technical Assistance Event
The CSG Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), convened more than 300 practitioners, researchers, and public officials for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration (JMHCP) Program National Training and Technical Assistance Event, from [...]
Announcements
Two Second Chance Act Solicitations Released
Bureau of Justice Assistance Releases Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Planning Program Grant Solicitation The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance recently released the solicitation for the Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction [...]
President Declares May Mental Health Awareness Month
On April 30, 2013, the President Barack Obama declared May “National Mental Health Awareness Month.” By making the proclamation, the White House hopes to shed light on this issue and to “redouble our efforts to address mental health problems in [...]
Webinars
Use of Incentives and Sanctions to Promote Compliance with Supervision Conditions during Reentry: An Implementation Strategy
Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center This webinar focussed on the use of incentives and sanctions with individuals under community supervision, particularly those returning to their communities from prison. It included an overview of current practices, policy, and research [...]
Publications
Implications of The Affordable Care Act on People Involved with the Criminal Justice System
Individuals involved with the criminal justice system face high rates of communicable and chronic diseases, mental illness, and substance use disorders. However, criminal justice practitioners often have difficulty connecting this largely low-income and uninsured population to the health services they [...]
Recent headlines
My Turn: Mental Health and Corrections
Burlington Free Press By Crystall Labounty In 2008 Sens Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), along with U.S. Reps Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Randy Forbes (R-Va.) introduced the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and [...]