New 2009 Announcement for Mental Health and Justice Involvement

BJA’s Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program has recently released a new grant application. Funds from the grant will allow states to plan, implement, or expand an existing justice and mental health collaboration program. The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program works to increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for persons with mental illness or co-occurring disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. To download a copy of the grant announcement and read more information about this opportunity, click here.

WHAT'S UPCOMING

3/1-4 - 22nd Annual Research Conference - A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL more...

3/5-8 - American Psychology-Law Society – 2009 Conference, San Antonio, TX more…

3/9-11 - NACBHDD – Legislative and Policy Conference, Washington, DC more...

3/10-14 - ACJS, 46th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA more...

3/11-14 - National Conference on Juvenile Justice - 36th National Conference on Juvenile Justice, Orlando, FL more...

3/12-14 - American College of Mental Health Administration- Annual Summit, Santa Fe, NM more...

Resources

New Resource for Women’s Mental Health

The Council of State Governments’ Consensus Project has released a new publication that addresses the mental health issues of juvenile females and adult women in the criminal justice system. This publication, Women's Mental Health Issues Across the Criminal Justice System, focuses on the impediments to treatment and service delivery, model programs, assessments, and the intervention processes. For more information or to obtain a copy of the book, visit the Consensus Project.

Implementing the Family Support Approach for Community Supervision

The Family Support Approach for Community Supervision was developed by Family Justice and the American Probation and Parole Association. The approach is based on the Bodega Model and looks at how community supervision can be enhanced through the engagement of families and social networks. Many community supervision officers have already recognized the influence families can have, and are taking steps to incorporate these “informal agents of control” in supervision efforts. Click here to learn more about the Family Support Approach for Community Supervision.