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The Lincoln Police Department (LPD) was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund a new Co-Responder Program to improve outcomes for individuals in crisis with mental health issues and reduce escalation of these situations. The program will partner LPD with local mental health providers, Centerpointe Behavioral Health and the...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,199,652.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will be used by the County of Lancaster Administration Building in South Carolina to increase the local capacity of the adult drug court. The funding will be used to secure timely and evidence-based substance abuse treatment and behavioral health...

The Lawrence County Health Department (LCHD) received a $4,000,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program. The 4-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable LCHD and a consortium of partnering organizations to expand and sustain efforts to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth (ages...

The County of Cumberland, ME was awarded a $203,319 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund an embedded mental health professional from Spurwink Services to assist the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office in responding to calls involving individuals with mental health disorders. Over the past three years, mental...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) was awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program. The grant will fund the ACDHS' Mental Health Family Case Management (MHFCM) project to enhance and expand its mental health/child welfare Community of Practice System of Care (COPSOC) in Allegheny...

This $548,341 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) and Washington County Health & Human Services Department to establish a new co-responder team. The team, comprising a sheriff's deputy and a mental health clinician, will respond to mental health crisis calls in the community, providing...

The City of Harrisonburg, Virginia was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) to implement the Harrisonburg Police Department Mental Health Diversion Project (HPD MHDP). The primary goals of the project are to: 1) Improve the diversion of individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs)...

The County of Chesterfield, Virginia was awarded a $854,370 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP, CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund the implementation of co-response teams consisting of one mental health professional and one police officer to provide mobile crisis response services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The co-response teams are intended to...

The Essex County Sheriff's Department (ECSD), in collaboration with Volunteers of America Massachusetts (VOAMASS), received a $550,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). This 3-year grant, beginning October 1, 2023, will expand the Essex Mental Health Diversion Program (EMHDP) to serve 250 eligible pre-trial inmates in Essex County. The project will implement a comprehensive,...

This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) will fund the Leavenworth County Justice and Mental Health Collaboration initiative. The project aims to improve the region's capacity to respond to individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Key...