FY24 JMHCP, Connect and Protect, and Youth JMHCP Orientation

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance 

In this webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff will provide newly awarded grantees with an overview of BJA, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) and Connect & Protect (C & P) goals and deliverables, next steps for the grant process, and training and technical assistance opportunities. Attendees will also have the chance to meet other grantees in their cohort through interactive breakout discussion.  

Speakers: 

• Armonee Avent, Research Associate, Carnevale Associates, LLC, Contractor for Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice   
• Sarashaniece Coleman, Research Associate, Carnevale Associates, LLC, Contractor for Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice   
• Brooke Mount, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, Justice and Mental Health Systems, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice   
• Marissa Farina-Morse, Associate Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice   
• Aja C, Pappas, Division Chief, Programs Office, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 
• Ivette Ruiz, State Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 
• Mark Slater, State Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 
• Ernest Stevens, Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center  
• Allison Upton, Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center  
• Jazmone Wilkerson, Senior Program Manager, Youth Justice and Systems Innovation, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)  
• Sarah Wurzburg, Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center