FW: Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act National Letter
Joseph R. Yost
Hello All---
Please see the email below regarding support of the MIOTCRA funding in the upcoming 2012 Congressional budget. I urge everyone to consider this and provide any support you can offer.
My very best,
Joseph
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Joseph R. Yost, MA
Jail Diversion Coordinator
Mental Health Association of the New River Valley
303 Church Street
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
(P) 540/951-4990
(F) 540/951-5015
(E) jy...@mhanrv.org
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From: Jamal R. Nelson [mailto:jne...@csg.org]
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 3:26 PM
To: Jamal R. Nelson
Subject: Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act National Letter
We appreciate your interest and support of the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA). Congress has begun work on 2012 appropriations bills and we need your help to protect and strengthen the MIOTCRA program.
The Justice Center, in coordination with organizations that work to improve the lives of people with mental illnesses involved in the criminal justice system, is leading the effort to secure funding for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for fiscal year 2012, which begins October 1, 2011. Due to the current budget situation, the new Congress is planning heavy cuts to domestic spending. To show lawmakers how important this program is, your organization is invited to sign the attached national letter asking Congress to fund the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act. We don’t need your signature, but would like to be able to add your organization to the list of supporters for this funding.
If interested, please email me directly at jne...@csg.org. A list of the supporting organizations will be collected for the letter until April 29, 2011.
If appropriate, please share this opportunity with members of your professional network and partners.
List of organizations currently on the letter:
Organization | State |
Major City Chiefs Association | National |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department |
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Hillsborough County Department of Corrections | Manchester, NH |
Greater Nashua Mental Health Center | NH |
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester | NH |
NAMI-NH | New Hampshire |
National Alliance on Mental Illness | National |
NAMI Austin | Austin, TX |
International CURE | National |
The Potters House of Dallas, Inc. (MEDC), Texas Offender Reentry Initiative (T.O.R.I.) | Dallas, TX |
Manchester Police Department | Manchester, NH |
Cobb & Douglas Community Service Boards | Smyrna, GA |
Rhode Island Department of Corrections | Rhode Island |
National Association for Children's Behavioral Health | National |
Macon County Behavioral Health Court | Macon County, IL |
Warwick Police Department | Warwick, RI |
The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) | NY,NY |
Safe Streets Arts Foundation | Washington, DC |
Catholic Social Services, Diocese of Scranton, Inc. | Scranton, PA |
Auglaize County Sheriff's Office | Wapakoneta, OH |
American Psychiatric Association | National |
American Jail Association | National |
National Sheriffs' Association | National |
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | National |
Mental Health America | National |
International Community Corrections Association | National |
National Association of Counties | National |
National Association of Social Workers | National |
Justice Policy Institute | National |
Seminole County Government | Florida |
Macon County Court Services | Decatur, Illinois |
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department | Suffolk County, MA |
Agape Missions, NFP | Joliet, IL |
Hamilton County Juvenile Court | Hamilton County, OH |
American Correctional Association | National |
Association of State Correctional Administrators | National |
Massachusetts Major City Chiefs | Massachusetts |
Police Chief Theron Bowman, Arlington Texas Police Department | Arlington, TX |
District Attorney George Gascón | San Francisco, CA |
Norfolk County Sheriff's Office | Norfolk County, MA |
Seminole County Sheriff's Office | Seminole County, FL |
Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health | Allegheny County, PA |
Mental Health Center of Dane County | Madison, WI |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors | National |
Cumberland County Guidance Center | Millville, NJ |
Xtreme Solutions | Marion County, Florida |
Association of Women Executives in Corrections | National |
Deschutes County Mental Health | Bend, OR |
National Partnership for Juvenile Services |
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National Juvenile Detention Association |
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National Association of Juvenile Correctional Agencies |
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Juvenile Justice Trainers Association |
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Council for Educators of At-Risk and Delinquent Youth |
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North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents |
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Crosspoint, Inc. |
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American Probation and Parole Association |
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Alston Wilkes Society | Columbia, SC |
National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors | National |
Treatment Communities of America | National |
American Group Psychotherapy Association | National |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | National |
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America | National |
American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Worker | National |
Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy | Ohio |
NAMI of Collier County | Naples, Florida |
CIT International | National |
Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network | Englewood, CO |
American Psychological Association Practice Organization | National |
Gateway To Tomorrow Community Based Services, Inc. | California |
Five Generation Foundation | California |
American Correctional Chaplains Association | National |
ATTIC Correctional Services, Inc. |
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ACS Clinical Services, LLC |
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Wisconsin Council on Community Corrections |
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Henry County Probate Resource Court | Henry County, GA |
Travis County Community Supervision and Corrections Department | Texas |
Travis County Pretrial Services Department | Texas |
Beaver County Behavioral Health | Pennsylvania |
City of Richmond Department of Justice Services | Richmond, VA |
SOAR Career Solutions | Duluth, MN |
Jasper County Mental Health Court | Joplin, MO |
Anderson Professional Training Services | Minneapolis, MN |
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
Winners Circle Peer Support Network of Texas | Houston, TX |
Cumberland County Guidance Center | Millville, NJ |
Miami County Sheriff's Office | Miami, FL |
Macon County Illinois State's Attorney's Office |
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Macon County Illinois Public Defenders Office |
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Staunton Clinic | Allegheny and Beaver Counties, PA |
NAMI, Franklin County | Florida |
Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board | Ohio |
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health | National |
The EXIT Program | Ohio |
Jamal (Jay) Nelson
Government Affairs
Council of State Governments Justice Center
4630 Montgomery Ave., Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814
240.482.8580 (direct)
The Council of State Governments Justice Center is a national nonprofit organization that serves policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels from all branches of government. It provides practical, nonpartisan advice and consensus-driven strategies—informed by available evidence—to increase public safety and strengthen communities.