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US S3846

US S3846
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022


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Introduced
03/16/2022
In Committee
05/12/2022
Crossed Over
07/12/2022
Passed
12/23/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/27/2022

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT To reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022, reauthorizes the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), which provides grants to state and local governments to improve responses to individuals with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system. Key provisions include allowing funds to be used for training prosecutors on diversion programs, coordinating mental health crisis response teams, providing suicide prevention services for incarcerated individuals, and supporting the implementation and expansion of the 988 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. The bill also extends the requirement for the Department of Justice to examine and report on the prevalence of mentally ill offenders.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (15)

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 117-323. (on 12/27/2022)

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