More than 400 practitioners, researchers, and public officials attended the 2011 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Training and Technical Assistance Event.
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Five mental health courts and six law enforcement agencies with comprehensive and successful criminal justice/mental health programs that are willing to share their expertise.
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FEATURED FORUM DISCUSSION
What are your opinions on the value of trauma treatment vs trauma-informed care?
Dr. Gene Griffin, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, writes:
"... when working with a traumatized child it is more important to look at the entire life of the child and infuse trauma-informed care into as many aspects of the child’s life as possible. ..."
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The Justice Center, with the support of its funders and project partners, develops a range of practical, nonpartisan, and consensus-based publications informed by available evidence, for policymakers, practitioners, and others involved in improving the response to people with mental illnesses involved in the criminal justice system.
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BJA Announcement Regarding Funding of 2012 JMHCP GranteesIn FY 2011, BJA received 279 applications for funding under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), only 40 of which were awarded due to limited funding. In FY 2012, JMHCP faces further reductions to its appropriation. The peer review process in FY 2011 yielded a high number of qualified and competitive applications, many of which remain unfunded. The peer review process, while serving a valuable function in assisting BJA staff in making funding decisions, is also costly and is funded with JMHCP program funds. By relying on the peer review results of FY 2011 and forgoing a new competitive application process including peer review in FY 2012, BJA is able to maximize the number of awards made to the field. Therefore, BJA will not be issuing a FY 2012 JMHCP solicitation and instead will recommend FY 2012 JMHCP awards from the long list of unfunded, qualified, and highly competitive FY 2011 applications.
Webinar and Forum Discussion on Child Trauma and Juvenile Justice
The Consensus Project recently hosted a webinar on the prevalence, impact, and treatment of trauma for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The recorded webinar is now available online. You are also invited to participate in an online discussion forum on this important topic. There, you can post any of your unanswered questions from the webinar, or share the lessons learned within your own jurisdiction about implementing treatment responses for juvenile justice-involved youth who have experienced trauma. We look forward to hearing from you on the forum!
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