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Article critical of national reporting on FBI crime statistics

Posted By Ira Burnim 10-06-2021 11:23 PM
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Alternatives to the Police: A Second Source of Funding under the American Rescue Plan

Posted By Ira Burnim 04-06-2021 03:02 PM
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Wash Post: Fatal police shootings of people with mental illness occur at higher rates in small and mid-size cities; the importance of prevention

Posted By Ira Burnim 10-19-2020 11:54 AM
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Medicaid coverage of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services and drugs is now mandatory

Posted By Ira Burnim 10-06-2020 01:14 PM
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"Defunding the Police" and People with Mental Illness

Posted By Ira Burnim 08-12-2020 10:54 AM
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Mental Health Treatment and The Myth of Legal Leverage?

Posted By Ira Burnim 05-11-2020 03:48 PM
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CDC survey of COVID-19 cases in correctional and detention facilities

Posted By Ira Burnim 05-07-2020 04:33 PM
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RE: NYT Op-Ed Urging Releases from Jails and Prisons to Protect Health of Inmates, Staff, and the Community

Posted By Ira Burnim 04-21-2020 10:18 AM
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The Urgency of Releasing and Diverting People with Mental Illness from Jail During the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted By Ira Burnim 04-06-2020 03:57 PM
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The Bazelon Center urges all jurisdictions to: I mmediately release a majority of the individuals with mental illness held in jails, and Take immediate steps to divert from jail the majority of individuals with mental illness who are arrested. #COVID19 #BehavioralHealth

NYT Op-Ed Urging Releases from Jails and Prisons to Protect Health of Inmates, Staff, and the Community

Posted By Ira Burnim 03-31-2020 10:03 AM
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A recent NYT Op-Ed, excerpted and attached below, from a New York City Health Commissioner, Brooklyn DA., and Ford Foundation head presents, I thought, a concise and compelling case for releasing individuals from jails and prisons to protect them, correctional staff, and the community at large. ...

New Guidance from SAMHSA on using Mental Health Block Grant funds to treat justice-involved individuals

Posted By Ira Burnim 02-21-2020 03:23 PM
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently sent a letter to state mental health commissioners on using federal Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) funds to treat justice-involved individuals. The letter, which appears to expand the allowable uses for MHBG funds when ...