The vicksburg police department will use FY24 lemhwa funding to partner with the lincoln center for family and youth (TLC)to provide a master's level licensed mental health professional to work with…

This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) will enable the Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) to partner with the Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) to provide a full-time, master's level licensed mental health professional. This mental health professional will facilitate 10 trauma-related training sessions for VPD's sworn and non-sworn personnel and their family members over the 24-month performance period. They will also provide ongoing therapeutic support to VPD employees and their families. The goal of this award is to enhance VPD's community policing strategies by improving officer wellness and crisis response capabilities through specialized mental health resources and training.

The vicksburg police department will use FY24 lemhwa funding to partner with the lincoln center for family and youth (TLC)to provide a master's level licensed mental health professional to work with VPD full-time for the performance period of the grant. This MH professional will facilitate agency-wide training on 10 trauma-related topics during the cause of 24 months. The TLC mental health professional will also provide ongoing therapeutic support to sworn and nonsworn agency employees and family members of VPD.