Project Grant 15PBJA22GG03001MENT
- The federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will fund the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Police's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program. The CIT program pairs specially trained law enforcement officers with licensed mental health professionals to respond to mental health crisis situations, prioritizing safety, care, and appropriate resolution. This funding will...
- This $550,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Greene & Madison Counties to partner with the Madison County Sheriff to design and implement the Madison County Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT). The MCRT is a co-responder program that will provide rapid access to crisis services for individuals with mental health...
- 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in Toledo, Ohio. The grant will fund the implementation of a co-responder unit that pairs licensed clinicians from the Zepf Center, a certified community behavioral health clinic, with Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)-trained officers from the Toledo Police Department. The...
- The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) was awarded a $199,999 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program to enhance their existing Officer Mental Health and Wellness Training Program. The funding will be used to establish a Health and Wellness Institute that provides mental health and wellness services, training, and resources to all law enforcement and public safety agencies eligible for training at the Montgomery County Public Safety...
- This federal Project Grant award of $550,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Ottawa County Community Mental Health (CMH) organization to expand its mobile, co-responding Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in partnership with local law enforcement agencies. The program aims to improve stabilization and care coordination for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises...
- This $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) supports the Buckeye Crisis Response Team (CRT) program, a collaboration between the Buckeye Police Department and Crisis Preparation and Recovery to provide a law enforcement/mental health co-responder program. The funding will allow the CRT to add another co-response team to expand crisis intervention services,...
- The Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County (PHDMC) was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will fund the "Continued Linkage to Hope Project" to enhance data sharing, advance data collection and analysis, and expand certified peer recovery support services into the criminal justice and hospital systems. Key activities include:...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Adamhs Board of Erie County, Ohio. The grant supports the Mobile Outreach Response and Engagement (MORE) program, which aims to strengthen collaboration between mental health providers and the criminal justice system in Erie County. The program seeks to address the disproportionate involvement of...
- This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) will support a Co-Responder Program (CORE) in Fulton County, Georgia. The CORE program will pair a behavioral health clinician with a sheriff's deputy to respond to 911 and 988 behavioral health crises, using crisis de-escalation techniques. Within 24 hours, a peer support specialist will follow up with...
PROJECT ABSTRACT: FY 2022 CONNECT AND PROTECT: LAW ENFORCEMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE PROGRAM NAME: MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM CO-RESPONDER PROGRAM PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS: THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM CO-RESPONDER PROGRAM WILL PROMOTE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE THE RISK OF HARM TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MHDS OR CO-OCCURRING MHSUDS WHO ENCOUNTER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, (SEE PAGE 8 OF PROPOSAL NARRATIVE). LAW ENFORCEMENT LEAD APPLICANT: MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNER APPLICANT: EASTWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROPOSED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PLAN TO SERVE: 640 INDIVIDUALS JURISDICTION POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: 535,153 RESIDENTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS THE FIFTH-MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN OHIO; POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE - 1,159.5. 73% WHITE, 21% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 6% ALL OTHER RACES 6% UNDER 5 YEARS, 16.5% 5-17, 10% 18-24, 25% 25-44, 27% 46-64, 15.5% 65 YEARS + UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6% 16% OF THE POPULATION BELOW THE POVERTY LINE THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A HOUSEHOLD IN THE COUNTY WAS $43,965, AND THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FAMILY WAS $56,559 PLANS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM: TO ADDRESS THE ALARMING NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN JAIL, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL CONTINUE ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH EASTWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CRISIS INTERVENTION CO-RESPONDER TEAM (CIT) TO LINK PERSONS IN CRISIS WITH APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE GOALS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIT ARE AIMED AT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES BEING BOOK INTO THE JAIL BY: 1) REDUCING INJURIES TO BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CITIZENS BY PROMOTING EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS THROUGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND DE-ESCALATION SKILLS TRAINING; 2) CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS WITH APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO DIVERT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THUS REDUCING JAIL ADMISSIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS; 3) REDUCING CALLS OF SERVICE INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES BY IMPROVING ACCESS AND LINKAGES TO COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SUPPORT; 4) REDUCING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS AND PROMOTING DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $384,000 PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF CONNECT AND PROTECT: LAW ENFORCEMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE GRANT FUNDING: NO
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 9/11/25 | ||
| Not listed | $384.0k | 9/30/22 |