Project Grant 2020MOBX0012

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. This 3-year grant from October 2024 to September 2027 will fund the Eastern Shore Youth Justice Mental Health Collaboration Project, a cross-agency initiative to improve health outcomes and reduce...

The Essex County Sheriff's Department (ECSD), in collaboration with Volunteers of America Massachusetts (VOAMASS), received a $550,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). This 3-year grant, beginning October 1, 2023, will expand the Essex Mental Health Diversion Program (EMHDP) to serve 250 eligible pre-trial inmates in Essex County. The project will implement a comprehensive,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $125,000 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to Northwestern Community Services Board for a Project Grant concluding September 30, 2024. The grant funds the enhancement and expansion of mental health crisis stabilization treatment services in support of individuals involved in the criminal justice system and service providers in Virginia's 26th...

The York County, Nebraska, in collaboration with the Four Corners Health Department, received a $649,994 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The grant aims to integrate comprehensive mental health services into the county's juvenile diversion program for youth ages 11 to 18. The key products and services to be delivered include immediate mental health...

This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by 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 Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) and Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS) to improve public health and safety responses for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come into...

The Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority received a $444,032.52 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ARRESTEES PROJECT. The grant was awarded under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) on October 1, 2017 for completion by March 31, 2022. The goal of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program is to support cross-system...

The federal Project Grant award, titled "THE E-CONNECT: ENHANCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRAL AND TREATMENT FOR FAMILY COURT YOUTH IN SUFFOLK COUNTY", is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) in the amount of $650,000. The project aims to address suicidal behavior and behavioral health needs among justice-involved youth in Suffolk County, New...

This three-year, $534,680 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will fund the development and operation of a new Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) program called REACH in Alabama. Led by the University of Alabama's Forensic Assessment, Intervention, Research, and Evaluation program, the project aims to address Alabama's shortage of competency...

The County of Cumberland, ME was awarded a $203,319 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund an embedded mental health professional from Spurwink Services to assist the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office in responding to calls involving individuals with mental health disorders. Over the past three years, mental...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $453,720 Project Grant to the Georgia Pines Community Service Board under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The funding will support the launch of a school-based mental health co-responder program in Colquitt County, Georgia. The program will embed behavioral health specialists to assist school resource officers in responding to incidents...