Grants and Grantees
Below is a list of the list of SAMHSA grants that have a specific focus of serving those involved in the criminal justice system.
Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services in existing adult problem solving courts, and adult Tribal Healing to Wellness courts, which use the treatment drug court model in order to provide SUD treatment (including recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination) to defendants/offenders.
- Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts
- TI-20-003 Individual Grant Awards
Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health Partnership for Early Diversion
The purpose of this program is to establish or expand programs that divert adults with a serious mental illness (SMI) or a co-occurring disorder (COD), from the criminal justice system to community-based services prior to arrest and booking.
- Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health Partnerships for Early Diversion
- SM-18-005 Individual Grant Awards
Family Treatment Courts
The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services in existing family treatment drug courts, which use the family treatment drug court model in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment to parents with a SUD and/or co-occurring SUD and mental disorders who have had a dependency petition filed against them or are at risk of such filing.
- Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Family Treatment Drug Courts
- TI-19-001 Individual Grant Awards
Offender Reentry Program
The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced adult offenders/ex-offenders with a SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, who are returning to their families and community from incarceration in state and local facilities including prisons, jails, or detention centers.
Data and Statistics
Featured Products
- Principles of Community-based Behavioral Health Services for Justice-involved Individuals: A Research-based Guide
- Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings
- MAT Inside Correctional Facilities: Addressing Medication Diversion
- Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System
- Data Collection Across the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM): Essential Measures
- Tailoring Crisis Response and Pre-Arrest Diversion Models for Rural Communities
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