The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, in collaboration with the Center for Policing Equity (CPE), is hosting a virtual learning community focused on enhancing collaborative behavioral health crisis response strategies at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, also known as HBCUs. Recognizing the unique challenges and opportunities at HBCUs, this learning community is an opportunity to galvanize the student population, HBCU administration and faculty, existing public safety systems, and the surrounding community to help foster a culture of well-being and safety for all.

The learning community will be led by the CSG Justice Center, a nationally recognized technical assistance provider, and CPE, a leader in public safety redesign. It will include opportunities for mutual learning through peer-to-peer support and guidance from leading experts in the field. Throughout the learning community, participants will hear how they can significantly enhance their HBCU’s emergency response system to better address the needs of students, staff, and surrounding community members experiencing behavioral health crises. Teams will also have a chance to troubleshoot any distinct challenges they are facing with CSG Justice Center and CPE policy staff.

The topics for the sessions will be tailored to the specific needs of the learning community participants, but they could include considerations and best practices on resource mapping, community engagement, building a crisis infrastructure through collaborative local partnerships, communicating impact, and more.

Teams who are interested in participating should complete and submit this application by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024. A CSG Justice Center staff member will follow up with you by Monday, November 4, 2024. If you have any questions, contact Cierren Edmondson at cedmondson@policingequity.org or Melissa McKee at mmckee@csg.org.

This application should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

Session dates will occur on:
● November 14, 2024
● January 16, 2025
● February 13, 2025
● March 13, 2025
● April 10, 2025
● May 8, 2025

Participating teams will also be required to join a related Data Connections program with three additional session dates and office hours. See the next page for more information.
All sessions will take place 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET via Zoom.

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