OJJDP FY 2020 Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

The Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JJMHCP) supports proposals to develop and implement a cross-system collaborative approach to improve responses and outcomes for youth with mental illness (MI) and co-occurring MI and substance abuse (CMISA) who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.

Per the authorizing statute, grants awarded under this program shall be used to create or expand:

• Mental health courts or other court-based programs serving youth.
• Programs that offer specialized training to officers, employees of a juvenile justice agency, and mental health personnel in order to better respond to youth with MI or CMISA.
• Programs that support the collaborative efforts of juvenile justice and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health treatment services and, where appropriate, substance abuse treatment services, for youth with MI or CMISA.
• Programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between state and local governments to address enhanced support to youth with MI or CMISA. 

Access solicitation specific FAQs and view the webinar that took place on March 25, 2020.