Hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), this webinar will discuss behavioral health interventions and BJA resources that can assist with strategic planning and program implementation to address mental health disorders, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, substance use and addiction, criminal justice system responses, school responses, and responses to populations such as youth, tribes, and veterans.  BJA funding, tools and resources that are specific to behavioral health will be discussed.  A Q&A session will follow at the end of the presentation.

When:  Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

Published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), this is the ninth edition of the Global Terrorism Index.  Trends suggest that out of the 163 countries included in this study, approximately two-thirds reported no deaths or attacks from terrorism between 2020–2021.  The majority of terrorist activity has been concentrated in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa—a major shift from the conflict in Syria.  Terrorism-related incidents in the West have continued a downward pattern since 2018 with a decrease of 68 percent.  This decrease correlates with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing restrictions with regard to travel and gatherings.  The report also analyzes the relationship between insurgency, conflict, terrorism, and the ways in which these dynamics impact society on a global level.  IEP emphasizes the importance of examining the available data as governments around the world continue to increase their counter-terrorism efforts.

Hosted by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, with support from the California Health Care Foundation, this webinar will introduce participants to housing development concepts essential for serving people with justice system involvement, key funding sources (particularly new federal and state resources), and strategies for engaging with development partners.  Participants will also hear from communities that are undertaking development efforts focused on people with justice involvement. Participants will leave this webinar with knowledge of how the criminal justice, housing, and behavioral health sectors can build partnerships and braid and leverage resources to increase housing opportunities for this population.

When:  Thursday, March 24, 2022
Time:  3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., ET 

Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this podcast discusses the FBI’s roles in combating hate crimes.  Listeners will learn how the FBI investigates hate crimes, what they are doing to support victims, encourage reporting, and build greater trust in minority communities. The episode also includes a transcript. 

Published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, this report focuses on the worldwide threats to U.S. national security for the upcoming year, and specifically provides the Intelligence Community’s baseline assessments of the most pressing threats to U.S. national interests, while emphasizing the United States’ key adversaries and competitors.  The report details the objectives, activities, and capabilities of four adversarial nations:  China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.  Additionally, it examines conflicts and instability taking place across the globe that may be of concern to the United States (Afghanistan, India-Pakistan, India-China, Near East, East Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Africa).  The assessment also provides analysis for each of the following transnational issues:

• Infectious Diseases and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Biological Weapons
• Anomalous Health Incidents
• Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
• Innovative Use of New Technology
• Transnational Crime
• Migration
• Global Terrorism