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Youth and Young Adults

WEBRecent studies have shown that between 50 to 70 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system have a behavioral health condition compared to 9 to 13 percent …

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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBBJA is privileged to support this work at every point in the criminal justice system through the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP). For more than 15 …

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Community Supervision

WEBPeople under community supervision (e.g., probation and parole) have 2 to 4 times higher rates of mental health conditions than people who are not on supervision. …

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Courts – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBEvery year, more than 15 million criminal cases enter U.S. state courts with approximately 10 million of those cases leading to jail admission; about 20 percent of …

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About – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBAbout. Beginning with legislation in 2004, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) launched 2 years later as a program under the U.S. Department of …

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Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health …

WEBThis report from the Council of State Governments Justice Center’s Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project is intended to help criminal justice officials …

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Integrating Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Data

WEBStrengthening connections among criminal justice agencies, behavioral health organizations, and the community to improve wellbeing for people with mental …

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Law Enforcement – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBLaw enforcement officers are often the first, and frequently the only, responders to emergency and non-emergency calls involving people with behavioral …

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Get Support – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBThe new Criminal Justice-Mental Health Learning Site Program includes a select set of 10 communities from across the country who are using innovative practices to improve …

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Mental Health – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBThe collaboration between the Houston Police Department and The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD—our local mental health authority—has been the reason for the …

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Resources – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBResources. Find resources that can help you and your partners promote public safety, connect people to services, and reduce unnecessary criminal justice contact. Resources …

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Housing – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBResearch suggests that up to 45 percent of people experiencing homelessness have one or more mental health conditions, and people who have been …

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News – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBCongress Approves the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act. With unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan …

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Police-Mental Health Collaborations: A Framework for …

WEBStrengthening connections among criminal justice agencies, behavioral health organizations, and the community to improve wellbeing for people with mental health …

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Adopting a Gender-Responsive Approach for Women in the …

WEBFelicia Lopez Wright. Project Manager, Behavioral Health . [email protected]. Felicia Lopez Wright oversees training and technical assistance for Second Chance Act …

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Grantee Resources – Justice and Mental Health Collaboration …

WEBGrantee Resources. To ensure that JMHCP-awarded grantees produce better outcomes for people in contact with the criminal justice system who have mental …

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Choosing the Right Data Strategy for Behavioral Health and …

WEBSarah Wurzburg. Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health. [email protected]. Sarah Wurzburg oversees technical assistance focused on …

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Police-Mental Health Collaborations: Implementing Effective Law

WEBStrengthening connections among criminal justice agencies, behavioral health organizations, and the community to improve wellbeing for people with mental …

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Frequently Asked Questions: A Look into Court-Based Behavioral …

WEBThis fact sheet is a complement to Behavioral Health Diversion Interventions: Moving from Individual Programs to a Systems-Wide Strategy (see below), which talks about …

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