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Awareness Months

On this page we will highlight national awareness months related to mental health and substance use/misuse.

April is Second Chance Awareness MONTH

In April, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) within the U.S. Department of Justice pays tribute to Second Chance Month by recognizing the efforts of various individuals, communities, and agencies involved in facilitating a secure and prosperous reentry for countless individuals. Throughout this month, the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) will organize a series of events and offers publications, videos, and more. These initiatives will primarily concentrate on communities nationwide that actively assist individuals and their families during the transition from incarceration.

 

Other Information and Resources:

• A Proclamation on Second Chance Month, 2024 (www.whitehouse.gov, 2024)
• Second Chance Month Tool Kit (OJJDP, 2024)
• Building Second Chances: Tools for Local Reentry Coalitions Toolkit (The National Reentry Resource Center)
• Reentry Starts Here: A Guide for Youth in Long-Term Juvenile Corrections or Treatment Programs Toolkit (OJJDP April 2018)
• Your Money, Your Goals - Focus on Reentry: Criminal Justice (National Reentry Resource Center, 2021)
• Depicted: Success, Failures and the Way Back Home Podcast

FUNDING Opportunities:

• FY24 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Program
• FY24 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program
• FY24 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
• FY24 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program
• FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children