Bill > HR8166

This bill reauthorizes the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, which provides grants to state and local governments to improve responses to individuals with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Key provisions include: 1) Allowing grant 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 of the new 988 mental health crisis hotline. 2) Requiring mental health crisis response teams funded by the grants to provide 24/7 coverage where possible. 3) Extending the authorization for the program's appropriations from 2021 to 2026. 4) Requiring continued examination and reporting on the prevalence of mentally ill offenders in the criminal justice system.

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8166/all-info