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This section catalogues journal articles, policy reports, program evaluations, and other documents produced by researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across the country.

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Law Enforcement/Mental Health Learning Sites

The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), will select four law enforcement agencies from across the nation to participate in a project that will foster peer-to-peer learning and promote the sharing of expertise among law enforcement agencies working to improve responses to people with mental illnesses in their jurisdictions. This effort will focus on identifying agencies with a range of effective specialized policing responses to serve as resources for other law enforcement agencies nationwide.

Law Enforcement | 2010

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Tailoring Law Enforcement Initiatives to Individual Jusrisdictions

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Tailoring Law Enforcement Initiatives to Jurisdictions explores the program design process, including detailed examples from several communities from across the country. It is meant to assist initiative leaders and agents of change who want to select or adapt program features from models that will be most effective in their communities. This project was coordinated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice.

Law Enforcement | 2010 | (download)

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of Specialized Probation Initiatives

Identifies 10 key components found in successful initiatives to improve outcomes for people with mental illnesses under probation supervision. This first-of-its-kind report provides specific recommendations to probation and mental health policymakers and practitioners for effectively responding to this population's complex treatment and service needs while improving public safety and health.

Corrections | 2009 | (download)

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

The Council of State Governments Justice Center

September 15, 2009 | Nationwide

Mental Health Courts: A Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice

Reviews the design and function of mental health courts, outcomes of mental health court participation, and questions and implications for policy and practice. This guide is intended to assist policymakers and practitioners in assessing the utility of mental health courts.

Courts | 2009 | (download)

The Advocacy Handbook: A Guide to Implementing Recommendations of the Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project

A how-to guide for advocates who want to improve the response to people with mental illnesses who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The Advocacy Handbook reflects a shared effort among NAMI (the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project.

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