MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (CJS) URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/blog/addressing-mental-illness-criminal-justice-system
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDING
Eligibility to Receive Funding
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
STATE GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Policy Development
Authority: U.S. Constitution
OJP & BJA
Funds administered by the Justice and Mental Health Collaborative Program (JHMCP). E.g. 43 JHMCP grants awarded in 2009 valued at > $8 M
Contact Through
Arrest
Tribes
Local Government
Court Appearances
Access to effective treatment of people with mental illness involved with the CJS
Community Based Supervision
Incarceration
Re-integration into Community
Crisis Intervention Teams or Co-Responder Models
Assistance through Intergovernmental Agency Collaborations
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
OJP with DHHS
Improve response to mentally ill inmates
BJA with NIC
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides technical assistance to states to build on existing efforts and replicatesuccessful outcomes statewide
Council of State Governments Justice Center and the GAINS Center
Address homeless populations
Identify those in need of specialized responses
Prioritize populations with co-occurring disorders
Use data to identify a target population
Implement sustainable initiatives
Law Enforcement Officials:Country-wide involvement
PARTNERSHIP
Local Mental Health Advocates
Local Mental Health Service Providers