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In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center is seeking applicants to expand the Law Enforcement–Mental Health Learning Sites Program. This program is designed to identify and highlight agencies from across the country with successful police-mental health collaborations (PMHCs) between leaders from law enforcement and behavioral health systems who are willing to serve as examples of effective PMHC response models.
Learning sites will be chosen, not just for their programmatic successes, but also for their ability to provide insight and guidance to other jurisdictions interested in starting or expanding a PMHC. While learning sites do not receive funding directly from BJA or the CSG Justice Center, they are reimbursed for approved costs associated with hosting site visits from other jurisdictions or travel to other jurisdictions to provide training and technical assistance. They also have access to no-cost, expert technical assistance provided by CSG Justice Center staff.
Following a competitive application process, selected jurisdictions will gain national recognition as members of the Law Enforcement–Mental Health Learning Sites Program and will work closely with the CSG Justice Center to provide peer-to-peer learning opportunities to programs nationwide. They may also be called on to collaborate with fellow learning sites and stay abreast of current research and best practices.
If your agency is interested, submit a completed application to Alexis Lacy at alacy@csg.org no later than Friday, January 29, 2021 by 11:59 p.m. E.T. She can also be reached for any application assistance or questions prior to the deadline.
Alexis
Lacy
oversees
training
and
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
and
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees;
leads
substance
use,
mental
illness,
and
reentry
projects;
and
coordinates
operations
and
logistics
for
behavioral
health/reentry
projects.
Prior
to
joining
the
...
CSG
Justice
Center,
Alexis
worked
in
state
and
local
government,
most
recently
serving
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
City
Clerk
&
Clerk
of
Council
Offices
in
Alexandria,
Virginia.
She
also
served
as
a
criminal
justice
specialist
for
Recovery
Courts
with
the
Tennessee
Department
of
Mental
Health
and
Substance
Abuse
Services,
where
she
worked
with
specialty
court
programs
to
implement
and
expand
statewide
behavioral
health
treatment
initiatives.
Alexis
was
also
a
law
clerk
for
a
circuit
court
judge
with
the
Metropolitan
Nashville
Davidson
County
Government.
Alexis
earned
an
MPA,
Nonprofit
Management
Certificate,
and
BS
in
political
science
from
Tennessee
State
University.
Deputy Division Director, Law Enforcement, Behavioral Health
Terence
Lynn
leads
the
organization’s
law
enforcement
portfolio,
which
focuses
on
the
intersection
between
public
safety
agencies,
criminal
justice,
and
behavioral
health
services.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Terence
served
as
the
dean
of
Business
and
Criminal
Justice
at
...
Raritan
Valley
Community
College
in
New
Jersey.
Prior,
he
was
the
senior
director
of
the
Division
of
Professional
Studies
at
The
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice,
where
he
was
responsible
for
all
contracted
training
and
technical
advising
with
the
City
of
New
York
Police
Department
(NYPD)
and
was
one
of
the
principal
architects
and
instructors
for
its
Crisis
Intervention
Team
(CIT)
pilot
program.
He
also
served
as
the
head
of
the
police
training
academy
in
upstate
New
York
operated
by
John
Jay.
In
addition,
Terence
has
also
advised
on
a
range
of
police-mental
health
collaboration
(PMHC)
response
models
in
communities
throughout
New
York
and
has
served
as
a
police
officer
with
the
New
Hampshire
and
Massachusetts
state
police
forces.
Terence
holds
a
CAGS
degree
in
counseling
and
human
relations
and
a
MEd
in
psychology
and
is
a
certified
CIT
coordinator
by
CIT
International.
