How does your corrections agency evaluate the impact of programs?    Join our virtual 90-minute seminar to learn how @MoCorrections uses a research method called propensity score analysis—and why it could be a model for other states.  💻 Save your spot: hubs.la/Q04rZQmX0

A good crisis system is only effective if people understand how to use it.     Communities in New Jersey now have multiple ways to respond to behavioral health calls that *don’t* involve the standard police response, but because of problems at the state-level, local first responders don’t always know when to call those teams in.  We partnered with NJ leaders to strengthen clarity and coordination in crisis response.  Learn how: hubs.la/Q04xzmnM0

Effective crisis response requires coordination across 911, 988, behavioral health, health care, and community systems, which is why we updated our state policy tool to include a section on Crisis Response Coordination.     Use this evidence- and data-driven tool to:    🚨 Integrate 988 and 911  💰 Sustainably fund crisis response  🧠 Expand the behavioral health workforce  🌎 Meet the needs of diverse communities    Explore: hubs.la/Q04vc1jk0

This week, the CSG Justice Center Advisory Board and leaders met in DC to set our organization’s priorities for the year ahead. We’re laser-focused on helping states and communities:    ➡️ Reduce and solve more violent crime;  ➡️ Align public health and safety resources to improve how justice systems address behavioral health needs; and    ➡️ Accelerate recent drops in recidivism and scale reentry efforts.  Does your state or community have similar goals? Join the CSG Justice Center’s network of 30,000 leaders working to navigate complex challenges: hubs.la/Q04xVkjz0

“We can alleviate the drain on the whole [crisis] system if we really focus on 100 [people with complex behavioral health needs] a month and try to help get them to the best that they can be,” says Andrew Estrada, a crisis response leader with decades of experience at @SATXFire.   Watch or listen to the full convo to learn how San Antonio is reimagining crisis response—and what your city can learn from it: hubs.la/Q04xSH3G0

Last night, the CSG Justice Center welcomed and honored a bipartisan group of Capitol Hill leaders who champion our work to make communities safer and healthier, including Texas Republican Senator @JohnCornyn and Illinois Democratic @RepDannyDavis.     Both Congressmembers spoke about the importance of the Second Chance Act (SCA) and the impact it’s had on reducing recidivism.    Thank you to all of our legislative leaders championing efforts across the country to not only redefine reentry and reduce recidivism but:  🚨 Address violent crime;  👨‍⚖️ Improve how courts and corrections treat people with behavioral health needs; and  🛞 Keep young people from cycling through the justice system.  Want to collaborate with the CSG Justice Center on these issues? Learn how: hubs.la/Q04xMMtY0

California has invested more than $10B to improve behavioral health services, prevent homelessness, and expand access to health care for people after jail/prison.    But money alone doesn’t create lasting change.   We partnered with CA leaders to strengthen cross-system coordination and create more effective pathways to health care, housing, recovery, and stability.  Here’s how:  hubs.la/Q04xzkQy0

⚖️ Know a judge or psychiatrist improving how the justice system responds to people with behavioral health needs?    The CSG Justice Center, @PsychFoundation, and @StateCourts are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Judge Stephen S. Goss Memorial Award.  Nominations are due October 16.  Learn more & nominate someone: hubs.la/Q04x4kHW0

Policymaking is hard.      If you want to make it easier, check out our updated state policy tool that can help you align your state’s justice, behavioral health, and housing systems. It includes:     Policy goals  Key questions  Implementation resources  State examples   Legislative, regulatory, and administrative levers  Explore our tool, which now includes a section on crisis response coordination: hubs.la/Q04vc8Jf0

Is your corrections program making an impact?      “We can’t see into the future or completely explain the past...but there are still tools that can help us better understand who participates and what outcomes they achieve.”  🎥 Watch our recent Advancing Data in Corrections seminar to learn how Missouri uses propensity score analysis to decide what works: hubs.la/Q04x7n0c0

Data-sharing is about more than technology. Join us & @MTCorrections to learn how to:  🤝 Build political will & partnerships  📊 Establish security processes  💡 Create long-term research & strategy   💻 Register: hubs.la/Q04rZK1f0

At #CITICON2026, the CSG Justice Center joined @PaCrimeComm and CIT International to share early lessons from the PA Crisis International Team (CIT) Training & Technical Assistance (TA) Center that we collectively launched last year. The center provides a central place for law enforcement and other first responders to connect with their peers and access resources to start, strengthen, or expand CIT programs that reduce unnecessary arrest/hospitalizations of people experiencing behavioral health emergencies. Learn more about TA in PA—or how to launch a similar center in your state: hubs.la/Q04wlfjM0

💬 “There must be something we can do better for these people...giving them the right care is way more important.” - Dr. Jason Miller on why San Antonio created the Program for Intensive Care Coordination for people w/ complex behavioral health needs.   Learn more about this innovative crisis system in this interview w/ Dr. Miller and our very own Ernie Stevens from HBO’s “Crisis Cops”: hubs.la/Q04t40CR0

🚨Calling all corrections data analysts, research directors, and program evaluators🚨    Join corrections officials from around the country TODAY to learn how your peers are improving program evaluation and promoting data-informed decision-making.  Don’t miss out: hubs.la/Q04vwLH-0

Money alone doesn’t solve problems. To improve public safety & health, state/local govts need trusted data + practical strategies + cross-systems collaboration.   If you’re applying for one of these new grants from @TheJusticeDept, learn how the CSG Justice Center can help you turn $$ into results ➡️ hubs.la/Q04vbq3R0