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Mental Health Office of Justice Programs

WEBThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment …

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Healthy Communities May Make Safe Communities: Public Health …

WEBCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, "The Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention," Atlanta, Ga.: Author, 2013.Dahlberg, Linda L., and James A. …

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The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program: Improving …

WEBPeople who struggle with mental health or substance use disorders are far more likely to be arrested and incarcerated than members of the general public.

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Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

WEBA collaborative approach to addressing community violence. In FY2022, the Department of Justice launched the Community Based Violence Intervention and …

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Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health …

WEBLearn more about this program and its impact in a February 2024 podcast episode and blog post.. The Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response …

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Mental Health Courts Program

WEBThe goal of BJA's Mental Health Court grant program is to decrease the frequency of clients' contacts with the criminal justice system by providing courts with …

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Cross-Site Analysis and Case Study of STOP Program Grantee …

WEBIn this study, researchers examined factors that influence the implementation of violence prevention and mental health training programs in schools, with a particular …

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Identifying Needs Related to Managing Seriously Mentally Ill

WEBAccording to a consensus of recently convened corrections experts, a confluence of concerning trends is exacerbating a mental health crisis in correctional …

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Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness — What We Learned …

WEBCorrectional officers play a pivotal role within the prison system. Yet, working as a correctional officer brings with it stressful and dangerous conditions that are unique …

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Data on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes from Prisons …

WEBThis report describes the results of a BJS study that assessed the feasibility of collecting data on maternal health and pregnancy outcomes from prisons and jails.

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JMHCP Grant Bureau of Justice Assistance

WEBJMHCP grants can be used to design or implement a new PMHC initiative or to expand an existing one. JMHCP grantees receive funding, training and technical assistance (TTA), …

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Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2000-2019

WEBIn 2019, suicides occurred in 217 state and federal prisons, 19% of all prison facilities. in 2019 were concentrated in the largest jails. More than half of local jails housing 1,000 or …

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Fighting Stress in the Law Enforcement Community

WEBA 2000 NIJ-supported project looked at the high stress among corrections officers and noted that, in addition to understaffing, overtime, shiftwork, and a poor …

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OJJDP FY24 Enhancing School Capacity To Address Youth …

WEBProgram Description . Program Description Overview. With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support targeted efforts to address youth violence through …

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Elijah Lee Tomorrow’s Leader Award

WEBElijah Lee is a 16-year-old, and a national advocate for children. His activism started at the age of 10 years old, as he led his first child abuse awareness march, where he rallied …

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Elder Abuse & Financial Exploitation 2023 Report to the Nation

WEBThe National Elder Fraud Hotline. In March 2020, the Attorney General announced the launch of the DOJ National Elder Fraud Hotline. The toll free hotline, managed by OVC, …

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Elijah Lee 2024 National Crime Victims' Service Awards

WEBElijah Lee is a 16-year-old, and a national advocate for children. His activism started at the age of 10 years old, as he led his first child abuse awareness march, …

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Learning Bureau of Justice Assistance

WEBA PMHC is a law enforcement-based program that enables officers to respond appropriately and safely to people with mental illnesses. Mental health calls for service are among the …

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OJJDP FY24 Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents

WEBAgency Contact Information For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by phone at 800–851–3420 or 301–240–6310 (TTY for …

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Five Things to Know About Women and Reentry

WEBHere are five things we know about women and reentry based on available data and research. 1. One in 138 women was under correctional supervision — in …

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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)

WEBThe Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illnesses or co …

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Mental Health Courts

WEBExecutive Summary v Overview In recent years, the large number of individuals with mental illnesses involved in the criminal justice system has become a pressing policy issue …

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Training Bureau of Justice Assistance

WEBCrisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training is the course of instruction associated with the CIT approach to responding to people with mental illness. The CIT training course requires …

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FY24 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WEBThis opportunity focuses on pretrial, prosecution, courts, probation/parole, and addressing the needs directly related to the criminal activity of adults with mental …

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Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) Toolkit

WEBThe PMHC Toolkit provides resources for law enforcement agencies to partner with service providers, advocates, and individuals with mental illness and/or intellectual and …

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FY24 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and …

WEBView/print the Solicitation Overview. With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support state, local, and tribal governments, as well …

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About the National Reentry Resource Center

WEBThe Report of the Reentry Policy Council, which was authored by the Council of State Governments and ten project partners, reflects the results of a series of meetings among …

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FY24 STOP School Violence Program Competitive Solicitation

WEBSolicitation Overview is forthcoming. The STOP School Violence Program is designed to improve school safety by providing students, teachers, and staff with the …

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STOP School Violence Program FY 2024 Solicitation

WEBRegister to participate in this webinar. The Students, Teachers, Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve K-12 school …

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FY24 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

WEBSolicitation Overview is forthcoming. With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to provide financial and technical assistance to states, …

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