Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)
Program owner: DOJ – Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Summary: Grant program that supports partnerships between law enforcement, courts, and mental health providers to improve responses to people with mental illnesses.
The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) funds cross-system partnerships designed to improve how the justice system responds to people with mental illnesses or co-occurring substance use disorders.
Law enforcement agencies often participate in projects that include:
- Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and co-responder models
- Specialized crisis response teams
- Deflection and diversion programs
- Information-sharing and data systems that link justice and behavioral health partners
Solicitations typically outline specific project categories and required partners. Agencies should consult the current BJA materials for details.
Grant categories
Available in these states
- Alabama (AL)
- Alaska (AK)
- Arizona (AZ)
- Arkansas (AR)
- California (CA)
- Colorado (CO)
- Connecticut (CT)
- Delaware (DE)
- Florida (FL)
- Georgia (GA)
- Hawaii (HI)
- Idaho (ID)
- Illinois (IL)
- Indiana (IN)
- Iowa (IA)
- Kansas (KS)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Louisiana (LA)
- Maine (ME)
- Maryland (MD)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Michigan (MI)
- Minnesota (MN)
- Mississippi (MS)
- Missouri (MO)
- Montana (MT)
- Nebraska (NE)
- Nevada (NV)
- New Hampshire (NH)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New Mexico (NM)
- New York (NY)
- North Carolina (NC)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Ohio (OH)
- Oklahoma (OK)
- Oregon (OR)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- Rhode Island (RI)
- South Carolina (SC)
- South Dakota (SD)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Texas (TX)
- Utah (UT)
- Vermont (VT)
- Virginia (VA)
- Washington (WA)
- West Virginia (WV)
- Wisconsin (WI)
- Wyoming (WY)