Integrated Funding to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails: Key Considerations for California County Executives

This brief from the CSG Justice Center, in partnership with the California Association of County Executives (CACE), outlines how California county executives can leverage their funding opportunities to maximize local mental health and public safety efforts. The brief...

The Guidance Center Releases Free Roll Call Mental Health Training Series for Police Departments Across the Country

By CSG Justice Center Staff Mental health calls are among the most complex calls for law enforcement officers to resolve when working in the field. To address some of the challenges officers face when taking these calls, The Guidance Center—a nonprofit child and...

Understanding Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in People Involved with the Criminal Justice System

Hosted by the CSG Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFbVrvhspWc] The term “behavioral health” can be used to describe a number of presentations, symptoms, and...

Reentry Essentials: Addressing Mental Health Needs among People in the Criminal Justice System

By CSG Justice Center Staff A disproportionate number of people in the nation’s criminal justice system face mental health issues: a Bureau of Justice Statistics report found, for example, that people in U.S. prisons and jails are three to five times more likely to...

Expansion of the National Law Enforcement-Mental Health Learning Site Program

Supporting law enforcement to respond more effectively to people with mental illness and improve public safety The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the...