Below is a list of publications developed by the Consensus Project, coordinated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center.

Core documents

• Project Overview (pdf)
• Consensus Project Report
• Consensus Project Report Overview (pdf)
• Consensus Project e-newsletter

Project Descriptions

• Advocacy Handbook: Brochure (pdf)
• Criminal Justice / Mental Health Information Network: Overview (pdf)
• Judges' Criminal Justice / Mental Health Leadership Initiative: Overview (pdf)
• Law Enforcement / Mental Health Partnership Program: Overview (pdf)
• Mental Health Courts: A National Snapshot (pdf)
• Mental Health Court Learning Sites (pdf)
• Mental Health Court Learning Sites: Program Snapshots and Detailed Descriptions
• National Institute of Corrections Learning Sites: Overview (pdf)
• Violence Against Women with Mental Illness: Overview (pdf)
• Victims of Crimes Committed by People with Mental Illness: Overview (pdf)

Products

• Advocacy Handbook: A Guide to Implementing the Recommendations of the Consensus Project Report
• Consensus Project e-newsletter
• Consensus Project / National Institute of Corrections Increasing Collaboration between Corrections and Mental Health Organizations: Kansas Case Study
• Consensus Project / National Institute of Corrections Increasing Collaboration between Corrections and Mental Health Organizations: Orange County Case Study
• Consensus Project Report
• Consensus Project Report Overview (pdf)
• Council of State Governments / National Institute of Corrections Collaboration Assessment Tool
• Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers and Practitioners (pdf)
• Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court (pdf)
• Guide to Mental Health Court Implementation (pdf)
• Guide to Collecting Mental Health Court Outcome Data (pdf)
• Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts (pdf)
• Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Specialized Law Enforcement-Based Program (pdf)
• Judges' Primer on Mental Illness, Addictive Disorders, Co-Occurring Disoders, and Integrated Treatment
• Navigating the Mental Health Maze (pdf)
• Responding to People who have been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses (pdf)
• Strategies for Effective Law Enforcement Training (pdf)
• Violence Against Women with Mental Illness Issue Brief (pdf)

Coming Soon

• Violence Against Women with Mental Illnesses: Policy Recommendations. Offers recommendations for planning, implementing, and sustaining community collaborations to improve services for women with mental illnesses who have been the victims of violence.