The city johnstown, pennsylvania seek cops office grant funding to train law enforcement personnel to more effectively handle encounters with people in crisis

The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania $133,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to train law enforcement personnel and establish a Crisis Intervention Team model to address encounters with people in mental health and substance use disorder crises.

The City of Johnstown will deploy the proven Crisis Intervention Team model to improve community responses to the severe mental health and substance use disorder challenges facing the city, complementing enhanced training for law enforcement personnel to more effectively handle crisis encounters. Performance and administrative oversight are located in Johnstown, PA 15901. The award runs through September 30, 2027.

Enhanced training will complement the buildout and launch of a crisis intervention team (CIT) for the city of johnstown to better respond to the community's severe poverty, mental health, and substance use disorder challenges. Using the proven crisis intervention team model the city will improve community responses to mental health and substance use disorder crises.