Substance Use
A disproportionate number of people in the criminal justice system struggle with substance use disorders, many of whom also have co-occurring mental illnesses. Despite the success of some treatment programs for people in the criminal justice system, just a fraction of the people who need these services receive them. Our team works with communities across the U.S. to promote bring models of success to scale.
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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)
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Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC)
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News & Analysis
May 16, 2020
House Democrats passed a $3 trillion relief package on Friday that…
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May 11, 2020
A new checklist helps jails and prisons prepare people for reentry, particularly…
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May 5, 2020
Bipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to…
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April 3, 2020
Small business owners and leaders of nonprofit organizations are struggling to make…
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March 31, 2020
Cedar Rapids, Iowa's police department partnered with Foundation 2 to create a…
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March 24, 2020
The period of time immediately following release from prison or jail can…
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March 20, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications…
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February 20, 2020
We break down how governors across the country talked about criminal justice…
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Ayesha Delany-Brumsey
Director, Behavioral Health
Ayesha
Delany-Brumsey
oversees
the
Behavioral
Health
Division
and
its
various
portfolios,
which
focus
on
how
parts
of
the
criminal
justice
system
intersect
with
the
mental
health,
substance
addiction,
and
homeless
systems,
among
others.
Before
joining
the
organization,
Ayesha
was
most
...
recently
the
director
of
Behavioral
Health
Research
and
Programming
at
the
Mayor’s
Office
of
Criminal
Justice
in
New
York
City.
Prior
to
that,
she
was
the
director
of
the
Substance
Use
and
Mental
Health
program
at
the
Vera
Institute.
She
received
her
PhD
in
clinical
psychology
from
University
of
California,
Los
Angeles.
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Sarah Wurzburg
Program Director, Behavioral Health
Sarah
Wurzburg
oversees
technical
assistance
focused
on
behavioral
health,
corrections,
and
reentry,
and
serves
as
the
lead
for
projects
related
to
substance
use
and
reentry.
Previously,
Sarah
was
a
research
analyst
at
the
National
Association
of
State
Alcohol
and
Drug
...
Abuse
Directors,
Inc.,
where
she
was
the
team
lead
for
Youth
and
Women’s
Services,
and
was
the
primary
author
of
research
reports
on
youth
substance
use
disorder
treatment,
driving
under
the
influence,
and
Medicaid.
Sarah
has
also
worked
as
a
juvenile
court
advocate
and
in
community
substance
abuse
prevention.
She
received
her
BA
from
DePauw
University
in
English
writing
and
her
MA
in
social
services
administration
with
a
focus
on
policy
analysis
from
the
University
of
Chicago.
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