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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is accepting applications for the 2019 Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children Program, which is funded through the Second Chan …

Law enforcement has increasingly become the primary point of contact for individuals living with mental illness, and the presence of these individuals in jail and prison populations has grown to crisis proportions. This report–developed by the Major Co …

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse Family Reentry Meetings and Family Transition Meetings are designed for those coming home from incarceration to meet with their family members to both reconcile their relationships and develop a detailed plan for the …

Through a partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Council of State Governments Justice Center, the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) has announced the launch of a new certificate program focused on transforming juvenile probation …

LAist By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez In a bid to help more ex-offenders get jobs, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office is urging the state’s 115 community colleges to wait until they’re ready to make a job offer before asking …

The 2019 National Conference on Juvenile Justice, led by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, will provide an opportunity for judges, probation officers, detention facility employees, and other stakeholders in the juvenile justice …

Illinois Public Media By Paige Pfleger The Columbus, Ohio, area has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic. And local judges say their courtrooms are jammed with misdemeanor cases that are tied to addiction. Eager for solutions, they’re turning to …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, is inviting proposals from states, localities, and federally recognized tribal jurisdictions to serve as models for prob …

The 12th Academic Health & Policy Conference on Correctional Health, led by the Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health, will provide a forum for researchers, clinicians, administrators, educators, policymakers, and grant funding leaders to …

Hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSqO9_PtcV0] Download a PDF of the presentation. In this w …

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for the FY 2019 National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions program. The purpose of this program is to a …

Hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center People living with mental illnesses (MI) and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are disproportionately represented in contacts with polic …

Hosted by the National Association of Counties Since May 2015, more than 450 counties have joined the national Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the number of people who have mental illnesses in jails. Counties have shown significant progress on impacti …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women is seeking proposals for its FY 2019 Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative. The purpose of the program is to research and evaluate approaches to combatting domestic violence, sexu …

This RFP from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), funded by the Kresge Foundation, offers state and local agencies and system leaders in mental health, health, human services, youth, and aligned sectors an opportunity to partner with experts …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff It’s widely known that jails and prisons can be violent and stressful places to work. But the well-being of corrections officers, while a priority for corrections departments across the country, …

WDEL By Kevin Hayes Two grants totaling $1.5 million will be used by several agencies within the Delaware Department of Correction to curb the state’s recidivism rate by better preparing those who have served their time for the next phase of thei …

Complex care is a person-centered approach to addressing the needs of a relatively small, heterogenous group of people who repeatedly cycle through multiple healthcare, social service, and other systems—including the criminal justice system—yet do not …

In Focus: Collecting and Analyzing Baseline Data is a new brief from the Stepping Up partners designed to help counties collect and analyze baseline data on the prevalence of people in their jails who have serious mental illnesses (SMI), specifically a …

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Ready to prep for the U.S. Department of Justice’s grant season? Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) on these four webinars designed to help you succeed. Q&A sessions w …