Project Grant 2017MOBX0037

The Lummi Indian Business Council, a federally recognized tribal government, was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The funding will support the Lummi Tribal Court's collaboration with Lummi Behavioral Health to implement a Mental Health Court program for tribal citizens. The key objectives of the 3-year program are to: (1) enhance treatment support through a...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $550,000 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) grant to Lane County, Oregon to implement the Lane County Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Improving Connections Project. The purpose of the project is to improve community safety by supporting individuals involved in Lane County's criminal legal system to address their mental health needs while being accountable for their personal and community well-being. Key project...

The County of Kauai Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 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). The purpose of the grant is to implement a robust mental health diversion program that will connect justice-involved individuals with mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders to treatment services...

The County of Leavenworth, Kansas received a $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) to implement the Leavenworth County Justice and Mental Health Collaboration project. This 3-year initiative aims to strategically improve the region's capacity to respond to individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders...

The Georgia Pines Community Service Board received a $453,720 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). This 3-year grant will fund the launch of a school-based mental health co-responder program to serve students in Colquitt County, Georgia. The program will embed behavioral health specialists with school resource officers to...

The Grays Harbor County, Washington was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program) to continue, expand, and enhance access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and mental health services in the Grays Harbor County Jail. The key project activities include developing an integrated mental health and SUD system of care, providing all three forms of...

The Salt Lake County (SLCO) Person-Centered Peer Support Pilot Project (PCPS) is a $550,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The 36-month project aims to improve outcomes for 117 individuals participating in the Salt Lake City Justice Court Familiar Faces Court by embedding three certified peer support specialists to provide services that address...

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...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $648,030 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) and Shedrick Family Wellness for the Eastern Shore Youth Justice Mental Health Collaboration Project. This cross-system initiative aims to improve health outcomes and reduce recidivism for justice-involved youth with mental...

The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, received a $550,000 federal 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 grant will fund a Co-Responder (CORE) program to serve adults in Fulton County, Georgia experiencing behavioral health crises, with a focus on...