Criminal Justice-Mental Health Learning Sites

Use the map below to see where the learning sites are located and learn some quick facts about their programming.

fullstate,abbreviation,x,y,description
Alabama,AL,6,7,
Alaska,AK,0,0,
Arizona,AZ,5,3,"Pinal County, AZ: Pinal County Attorney's Office's Adult Diversion Program.

The Pinal County Attorney's Office, Adult Diversion Program is a court-based, prosecutor-led diversion program that connects clients with services and resources based on the person's social determinants of health and criminogenic needs.  "
Arkansas,AR,5,6,
California,CA,5,2,"San Bernadino, CA: The Family Attachment Intervention Through Healing Solutions (FAITHS) Throughcare Program.

The FAITHS Throughcare Program is a rehabilitative program for people and their families navigating through San Bernardino County's jail system. It uses mental health professionals and safety staff from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's Community Service and Reentry Division to provide multi-dimensional services to people in custody at the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center, High Desert Detention Center, and West Valley Detention Center, as well as out of custody reentry services at the FAITHS community site."
Colorado,CO,4,3,"Boulder County, CO: Boulder County Behavioral Health Assistance Program.

Boulder County's Community Services Department's Behavioral Health Assistance Program is a jail reentry program that provides intensive, long-term support to people in the justice system who have serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders."
Connecticut,CT,3,11,
Delaware,DE,4,9,
Florida,FL,8,8,
Georgia,GA,7,8,
Hawaii,HI,8,0,
Idaho,ID,3,2,"Bonneville County, ID: Bonneville County Mental Health Court.

The Bonneville County Mental Health Court engages people with serious mental illness who have been charged with felony and/or misdemeanor offenses. The mental health court tailors treatment plans for participants based on their individual needs and goals, helping them to develop the skills they will use to succeed after completing the program."
Illinois,IL,3,6,
Indiana,IN,3,7,
Iowa,IA,3,5,
Kansas,KS,5,5,
Kentucky,KY,4,6,
Louisiana,LA,6,5,
Maine,ME,0,11,
Maryland,MD,4,8,
Massachusetts,MA,2,10,
Michigan,MI,2,7,
Minnesota,MN,2,4,
Mississippi,MS,6,6,
Missouri,MO,4,5,
Montana,MT,2,2,
Nebraska,NE,4,4,"Lancaster County, NE: Lancaster County Department of Community Corrections.

 The Lancaster County Department of Community Corrections offers 5 court-based diversion programs: treatment diversion, intensive supervision diversion, mental health diversion, veterans' diversion, and general diversion programming."
Nevada,NV,4,2,
New Hampshire,NH,1,11,
New Jersey,NJ,3,10,
New Mexico,NM,6,3,
New York,NY,2,9,"New York, NY: Empower Assist Care (EAC) NYC Mental Health Diversion Program.

The EAC NYC Mental Health Diversion Program is a coordinated, citywide program that provides alternative-to-incarceration court monitoring services for defendants with serious mental health needs involved in the criminal justice system who may or may not also have a co-occurring substance use disorder."
North Carolina,NC,5,9,
North Dakota,ND,2,3,
Ohio,OH,3,8,
Oklahoma,OK,6,4,
Oregon,OR,4,1,
Pennsylvania,PA,3,9,
Rhode Island,RI ,2,11,
South Carolina,SC,6,8,
South Dakota,SD,3,4,
Tennessee,TN,5,7,
Texas,TX,7,4,"Waco, TX: Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network's (HOTBHN) Behavioral Justice Center Division.

As the local mental health authority for the Heart of Texas region, HOTBHN is charged with providing community mental health services to the local population, including for Medicaid recipients, people who are insured, uninsured, and those who are unable to pay for services. HOTBHN also created the Behavioral Health Justice Center, a dedicated division that administers behavioral health programming within the correctional facilities in their jurisdiction.

Austin, TX: Downtown Austin Community Court.

The Downtown Austin Community Court is a restorative justice and problem-solving court that has been operational for 23 years. Its services focus on alternative resolutions, using case management and intensive wraparound services to help defendants with misdemeanors (and others in the community) experiencing homelessness."
Utah,UT,5,4,
Vermont,VT,1,10,
Virginia,VA,5,8,"Richmond, VA: The Virginia Department of Corrections Community Mental Health Program.

The Virginia Department of Corrections Community Mental Health Program embeds agency mental health staff into probation and parole districts to facilitate continuity of care and increase the likelihood of successful reentry for people on supervision with mental health needs."
Washington,WA,2,1,"Gig Harbor, WA: Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) Mental Health Program.

The WCCW Mental Health Program is a prison-based mental health program that helps women recover from trauma, mental illness, and substance use disorders, so they can leave prison and positively reengage in the community as neighbors and family members. This is done through a multifaceted approach that prioritizes evidence-based trauma therapy and treatment outcomes."
West Virginia,WV,4,7,
Wisconsin,WI,2,5,
Wyoming,WY,3,3,

Jurisdictions across the country are seeking resources to strengthen their criminal justice programming to respond to people with behavioral health needs. The Criminal Justice–Mental Health Learning Sites Program was launched in 2023 as a peer-to-peer opportunity for agencies and jurisdictions to learn directly from programs who have experienced success using leading practices to improve these responses. Featuring 10 learning sites that span the U.S., this nationwide program is supported by the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, which is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. These sites offer free assistance on ways to provide appropriate clinical treatment to participants, effectively use data to demonstrate a programs’ outcomes, successfully engage with communities, and more.