Responding to the FY 2024 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Solicitation

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

In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will review the FY 2024 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) application process. This grant program provides an anticipated 25 awards in the amount of $550,000 each to city or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, and mental health agencies for a 36-month project. This project helps entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans to implement collaborative programs for preliminarily qualified people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system and promote public safety and outcomes for people with mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.   

Speakers: 

• Brooke Mount, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA 
• Allison Upton, Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center  
• Sarah Wurzburg, Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center 

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