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rssHealing Strategies for Black and African American Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Criminal Justice Equity
In 2020, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) established the ...
Iowa Programs Set Incarcerated People Up for Job Success
Gainful, stable employment is a protective factor for individuals reentering the community after ...
Q&A with Lea Wetzel, Certified Behavioral Health Peer Support Specialist and Trainer, Advocate, and Expert on Human Trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Lea Wetzel, Poonoakki (Elk Woman), is from the Blackfoot Confederacy and is a ...
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center 2024 Awards for Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshops and Trauma-Informed Responses Train-the-Trainer Events
Each fall, SAMHSA's GAINS Center solicits applications from communities to receive funded technical assistance. ...
Using the Holistic Defense Model to Address Inequities Among Indigenous People in the Justice System
Incarceration rates among Native Americans, including American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), significantly exceed ...
Reentry and Recovery: Custom Support through Massachusetts’ Access to Recovery Pilot Programs
For more than 10 years, the Massachusetts Access to Recovery (ATR) program has been ...
2023 in Review: A Year of Insight and Innovation in Criminal Justice and Mental Health
SAMHSA's GAINS Center's monthly newsletter aims to bring diverse and impactful stories to ...
The Power of Lived Experience: A Peer-Run Mental Health Court’s Approach to Justice
In 2013, Lexington, Kentucky, city leadership analyzed the growing challenge of homelessness in ...
Q&A with Tia Roberts Hartsock, Executive Director at the Office of Wellness & Resilience, Office of the Governor, State of Hawai’i
Tia Hartsock is a mental health and wellness advocate and expert who has ...
Solicitation for Applications: SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Experienced Trainers to Participate in Trauma-Informed Responses Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Virtual Event
Application due date: February 20, 2024 SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and ...
Beyond Borders: Global Practices in Criminal Justice Reentry
The United States faces significant challenges within its criminal justice system, including high incarceration ...