If they go to jail at all, most people in America only do ...
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center’s Competence to Stand Trial/Competence Restoration Learning Collaborative Continues in Policy Academy
In April 2023, the Competence to Stand Trial/Competence Restoration Policy Academy was held ...
Forensic Peer Mentor Training in Georgia: Supporting the Transition from Incarceration to the Community
Certified peer specialists, peer mentors, and other peer support workers offer both lived ...
Q&A with Mandy Owens, PhD, Assistant Professor, Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine
You are a clinical psychologist and an addiction researcher. Some of your research ...
Creating the Court Navigator Compendium
The Background People with open court cases can find it difficult to navigate ...
988 Implementation in Rural Communities
Since 2019, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), along with other ...
San Francisco Street Crisis Response Team Reduces Law Enforcement Involvement
In many cities in the United States, police are the first line of ...
Q&A with Wesam Shahed, Esq., Assistant State’s Attorney for Cook County, Illinois
Tell us about your path to becoming a prosecutor and how your involvement ...
Behavioral Health IMPACT: Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Local Jails
This post originally appeared on the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's ...
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center’s Crisis Learning Collaborative Leads to Atlanta Center for Diversion and Services
On March 31, 2023, ground was broken on the Atlanta Center for Diversion ...
SMVF Spotlight: Recognizing Gun Violence Awareness Month with National Shooting Sports Foundation President Joe Bartozzi
In observation of Gun Violence Awareness Month this June, the Substance Abuse and ...
On Bureaucracies
This blog is part of a series on reimagining the criminal legal ...











