Development and implementation of crisis response training program for city of tarrant

The City of Tarrant Police Department in Birmingham, Alabama will receive $150,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the development and implementation of a crisis response training program for the city under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745).

The goal of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program is to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use issues through cross-system collaboration. The City of Tarrant grant will support the police department in establishing crisis intervention training to help officers safely and effectively respond to mental health-related emergencies in the community from October 2021 through September 2024.