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Expand Mental Health Supervision Program for Probationers

Statement

Date: Oct. 29, 2015
Location: Raleigh, NC
Issues: Health and Health Care Federal, State and Local Relations Criminal Justice

Governor Pat McCrory announced today the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has received a $679,000 grant award to expand a specialty mental health probation pilot program to Brunswick, McDowell, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange and Durham counties. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice's (USDOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance Smart Supervision program.

"This pilot program holds the promise of reducing substance use and recidivism," Governor McCrory said. "This program will train probation and parole officers to better handle clients with mental health challenges and connect them to community programs that will help them lead productive lives."


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