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Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)

 Background

In June 2022, the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 was enacted. The law included a number of provisions designed to address gun violence and improve responses to behavioral health crises, as well as authorized new funding streams. The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) was among those funding streams.

As authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, SCIP provides formula funds to implement state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives. More information about SCIP funding is available on the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) website here.

SCIP is a formula-based program administered by state administering agencies (PCCD serves in this role for the Commonwealth); Pennsylvania's allocation for FY 2022-2023 is $8,548,557.

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SCIP Stakeholder Feedback Survey

In order to obtain stakeholder input on issues related to gun violence, behavioral health, and crisis response, PCCD developed the Pennsylvania 2022-23 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program - Stakeholder Feedback Survey.  PCCD intends to use the aggregate results of this survey to inform the work of the SCIP Advisory Board as they develop a program funding plan for use of SCIP funds. The survey closed on Friday, May 5, 2023:

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Contact Information

For information about SCIP, please contact PCCD staff at RA-PCCD_ExecutiveOfc@pa.gov