National Association of Counties
NACo and partners at Bureau of Justice Assistance, CDC and State Justice Institute are excited to announce the new initiative, Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions. The initiative empowers rural practitioners to build networks, adopt solutions and reimagine how diverse systems can engage to serve justice-involved individuals with substance use or co-occurring disorders. Applications are due September 30.
This is an external webinar hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
<p>In their earliest years, children benefit from consistent, nurturing relationships with caregivers. However, infants and toddlers are twice as likely to enter foster care compared to older children.
<p>The nature of the opioid epidemic has evolved over time, and with each evolution, counties have adapted to ensure our systems, services and policies meet the needs of our communities.
<p>The Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which denies or revokes federal health and other benefits, is a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fifth and 14th Amendments of the U.S.
<p>Law enforcement officers are often the first responders when a person is experiencing a behavioral health crisis, but some public safety leaders are trying to change that.
<p>Counties play a critical role in deploying resources and managing implementation of programs or policies that support the well-being of community members.
<p>Join us to learn how counties across the country are using ARPA dollars to provide Americans with critical clean water and sewer system infrastructure through addressing decades of degradation, bolstering stormwater mitigation and f
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