FY24 Planning and Implementation Guide for Second Chance Act Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program

This guide from The Council of State Governments Justice Center is intended to support recipients of Second Chance Act 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 clinical and recovery support services that establish treatment, suicide prevention, and continuity of recovery in the community for people with mental illnesses, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders who are or were previously involved in the justice system (such as jail, prison, or juvenile detention).

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