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254461  |
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| Title: |
Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Program |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Date Published: |
December 2019 |
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After describing the features of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) administered by the U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), this report presents statistics on the number and amounts of JMHCP grants since 2006, and briefly describes JMHCP projects.
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| Abstract: |
The JMHCP promotes innovative cross-system collaboration and provides grants directly to states, local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribes. Its goal is to improve responses to people with mental illnesses who are involved in the criminal justice system. JMHCP funding requires collaboration with a mental health agency. Since 2006, 482 JMHCP grants have been awarded across 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as two U.S. Territories. A total of $121.87 million has been awarded, with individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $750,000. Law enforcement agencies (n=116) have used JMHCP funding to establish police-mental health collaboration models to reduce encounters with people who have mental illnesses and refer them to mental health services. Under the JMHCP, law enforcement agencies can request no-cost technical assistance in designing or implementing models of police and mental health services collaboration. A chart describes the features, rationale, and an example site for each of five models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health agencies. |
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| Main Term(s): |
BJA Grant-related Documents |
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| Index Term(s): |
BJA Resources; Interagency cooperation; Mental health services; Mentally ill inmates; Mentally ill offenders; Multidisciplinary Teams; Offender mental health services |
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| Grant Number: |
2016-MU-BX-K003 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Washington, DC 20531
Council of State Governments Justice Ctr
New York, NY 10005 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Council of State Governments Justice Ctr
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
2 |
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| Format: |
Document (Online); Factsheet |
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| Type: |
Factsheet; Grants and Funding; Program/Project Description; Report (Grant Sponsored); Report (Technical Assistance) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=277705 |
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