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The Consensus Project, in conjunction with the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) will provide technical assistance to 13 sites in 12 states to improve collaboration between corrections (i.e., jail, prison, and community corrections) and mental health agencies.

Applications for this project were required to be submitted jointly by a corrections and mental health agency. More than 60 applications were submitted.

Through this initiative, expert consultants will help corrections and mental health partners develop creative strategies to respond to the growing involvement of people with mental illness in the corrections system. Of the thirteen sites selected, all will receive initial technical assistance, and several will be selected to receive additional intensive technical assistance. The sites selected to receive technical assistance are listed below.

State Systems

• Alaska Department of Corrections and Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• Kansas Department of Corrections and Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
• Kentucky Department of Corrections and Kentucky Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
• Rhode Island Department of Corrections and Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals

• San Bernardino County, CA - San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health
• Jefferson County, CO - Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Jefferson Center for Mental Health
• Orange County, FL - Orange County Corrections Department and Lakeside Alternatives, Inc.
• Monroe County, NY - Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Monroe County Mental Health Clinic for Socio-Legal Services
• Cumberland County, PA - Cumberland County Prison and Cumberland/Perry Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program
• Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Prison System and Philadelphia Behavioral Health System
• Knox County, TN - Knox County Sheriff's Office and Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
• Multiple counties, TX - Sheriff's Offices of Comal County, Hays County, Bandera County, Val Verde County, and Kerr County, and Hill County Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center

• Franklin County, OH - Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and Ohio Department of Mental Health / Franklin County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board