Criminal Justice and Mental Health Consensus Project

The Criminal Justice and Mental Health Consensus Project aims to improve how the justice system handles individuals with mental health conditions. It promotes evidence-based guidelines for assessing, treating, and managing mentally ill offenders, emphasizing collaboration among criminal justice, mental health, and community services. The goal is to ensure fair, effective, and humane responses that reduce recidivism and support recovery, balancing public safety with compassionate care. By providing recommendations grounded in research, it seeks to align practices across systems to better meet the needs of those with mental illness involved in criminal justice processes.