FY22 Planning and Implementation Guide for JMHCP Connect and Protect
This guide from The Council of State Governments Justice Center is intended to support recipients of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Connect and Protect grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. The guide is not intended to serve as a step-by-step blueprint, but rather to foster discussion on best practices, identify considerations for your collaborative effort, and help you work through key decisions and implementation challenges.
The planning and implementation guide is tailored to support grantees in developing and refining their law enforcement and mental health initiatives to improve outcomes for people with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
This week, U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Tom Emmer (R-MN)…
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In an April 12 memo, Secretary Marcia Fudge instructed every HUD program office to review and propose changes…
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U.S Senate Approves the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act. Companion Legislation Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
This week, U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Tom Emmer (R-MN) introduced the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act to Congress.
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HUD Launches Agency-Wide Effort to Reduce Housing Barriers for People with Criminal Records
In an April 12 memo, Secretary Marcia Fudge instructed every HUD program office to review and propose changes to all relevant regulations and guidance documents within six months in a comprehensive effort to reduce barriers to participation for people with criminal records.
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Biden Administration Transitions to New 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to Help People in Mental Health Crisis
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Congress Extends Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program for Another Five Years
President Biden signed into law on Tuesday legislation that reauthorizes the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program at $54 million annually for an additional five years.
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Explainer: Creating Housing Opportunities for People with Complex Health Needs Leaving Incarceration
With an affordable housing crisis across the U.S., it is increasingly…
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Three Counties Receive In-Depth Assistance to Improve Crisis and Diversion Strategies
The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance with technical assistance from the CSG Justice Center, facilitates collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, and mental health and substance use treatment systems to better serve people with mental illnesses and increase public safety.
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