Update

A report from the Court Services Administrator and Case Manager Supervisor of the Orleans Parish Mental Health Court.  more…

Funding Updates

CMHS Announces 2007 TCE Grantees
In September, CMHS awarded jail diversion grants to the Diversion Treatment Court in DeKalb County, GA, and the Office of Mental Health in Monroe County, NY.  Since 2002, CMHS has awarded 34 grants through the Targeted Capacity Expansion for Jail Diversion Programs initiative.  For information on grantees from previous years, click here.

Florida Criminal Justice/Mental Health Grants
The RFA is now available for the Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation’s Criminal Justice, Substance Abuse, and Reinvestment Grant Program.  Planning and implementation grants will be awarded.  Applications are due November 1, 2007.  more…

Resources

September’s most popular publications on the CMHS National GAINS Center’s website:

1. Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System

2. Working with People with Mental Illness Involved with the Criminal Justice System

3. Overview of the Mental Health Service System for Criminal Justice Professionals

4. Guide to Implementing Police-Based Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness

5. Enhancing Success of Police-Based Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness

To access all of the publications available from the CMHS National GAINS Center, click here.

The 2008 CMHS National GAINS Center Conference is now accepting proposals for presentations. In keeping with the theme of Creating More Effective Services, the center is seeking presentations that focus on innovative programs and practices, especially those with solid empirical data supporting their effectiveness.

The deadline to submit presentation proposals has been extended to October 30, 2007.

Click here to view the Call for Presentations.

WHAT'S UPCOMING

10/3-5 – New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services more...

10/11-14 – American Psychiatric Association – 59th Institute on Psychiatric Services more...

10/13-17 – National Commission on Correctional Health Care – National Conference 2007 more...

11/3-7 – American Public Health Association – 2007 Annual Meeting more...

11/14-16 – Allegheny County Department of Human Services – Which Way Out? more...

11/14-17 – American Society of Criminology – Annual Meeting 2007 more...