About Us

The Florida legislature designated the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), as a site for the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center. The Florida Mental Health Institute is a research and training center within the University of South Florida with a long history of collaborative relationships with state and local government.


What We Do

  • Provide technical assistance to counties in preparing a grant application.

 

  • Assist applicant counties in projecting the effect of the proposed intervention on the population of the county detention facility.

 

  • Assist applicant counties in monitoring the effect of a grant award on the criminal justice system in the county.

 

  • Disseminate and share evidence-based and best practices among grantees and statewide.

 

  • Act as a clearinghouse for information and resources related to criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse.

 

  • Coordinate and assist State interagency work groups for criminal and juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse. Use grant outcomes to inform State and local policy, including budgets and system plans.

Noteworthy

Annual Report on the CJMHSA Reinvestment Grant Program Act - 2008
This is the first annual report on the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Act Grant Program. The Florida Legislature e...