The Rutherford County, TN Sheriff's Office (RCSO) and Volunteer Behavioral Health (VBH) have been awarded a $372,660 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). This 3-year project grant will fund the "Police Assistance to Mental Health Wellness and You" or "PATHWAY" program, a collaborative law enforcement-behavioral health response to serve the growing population of...
This $291,853 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) will support the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee to expand its body-worn camera (BWC) program. The funding will enable RCSO to purchase 219 BWCs for its Judicial Services Division and Adult Detention Center, which employ 30 certified and 19 non-certified officers, and 170...
The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration will receive a $550,000 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). The award will fund a 3-year project to implement the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program in Sullivan and Washington Counties in East Tennessee. The project aims to foster collaboration among criminal justice, mental health,...
This $549,999 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 enable the Newark Police Division (NPD) to expand its existing co-responder model. The funding will allow for the addition of three licensed mental health professionals, such as social workers, therapists, and psychologists, who will respond to emergency dispatch calls alongside NPD officers. This...
The City of Methuen Police Department, in partnership with Front Line Services, received 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 3-year grant will fund the creation of a Community Response Team and Community Support Center to provide equitable access to behavioral health care services, especially for marginalized populations in Methuen and...
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, has been awarded a $1,526,248 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund a collaborative project between the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and three nonprofit organizations to provide: (1) education and prevention programs connecting law...
The County of Rutherford, Tennessee was awarded a $718,524 grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) effective October 1, 2023. This 3-year Project Grant will fund the county's Sheriffs Harm Reduction Program (SHARP) to address substance use disorder and overdose issues in Rutherford County. SHARP will embed 2 certified peer support specialists into the county's adult detention center and work center to assist...
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 Mount Olive Police Department (MOPD) and Mount Olive Township received a $550,000 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) to initiate a co-response program. This program will integrate mental health professionals into the MOPD workforce to respond to mental health-related incidents, proactively engage with individuals suffering from mental health...
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)...