Director of Co-Response, Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations

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Job Description Division/Program Summary Description: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Mental Hygiene seeks a full-time Director of Co-Response for the Bureau of Health Promotion of Justice Impacted Populations (HPJIP) with the primary responsibility of overseeing the Co-Response Teams (CRT). The Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations (HPJIP) in the Division of Mental Hygiene aims to reduce the negative social and health consequences of criminal legal system involvement through innovative policy and practice change. By centering community, addressing racial inequities, honoring lived experience, and elevating trauma-and-resilience-informed-approaches, we promote evidence-based best practices to address the needs of those disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system. The Co Response Team (CRT) is a collaboration between the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the New York Police Department (NYPD), with a mission of serving individuals presenting with behavioral health challenges (mental health and substance misuse) as well as an elevated risk of harm to themselves or others. Teams consist of two unifo...