The Board and State of Community Corrections (BSCC) is prepared to award a mental health training grant to the Sheriff’s Office to provide Custody Services Bureau staff training for Standard and Training for Corrections (STC) certified behavioral training courses and for Instructor training for new STC Behavioral Health training core. The grant funds shall be used for training enrollment costs, personnel costs, and travel related expenses. The BSCC recognizes the critical importance of providing professional and the most up to date mental health training for corrections staff, including line staff, supervisors, managers and administrators. Mental health training is broadly defined to include single training or multiple subject courses of training that include content such as signs and symptoms of mental illness, substance use disorder, trauma informed care, stigma and bias, crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques, and suicide prevention.

Not accepting this grant funding would cost the County funds from the General Fund for training of personnel.