LAS VEGAS, NV * AUGUST 6 - AUGUST 7, 2025

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LAS VEGAS, NV * AUGUST 6 - AUGUST 7, 2025 *

AUGUST 6 - 7, 2025

A BETTER PATH FORWARD FOR

Rehabilitation, Reentry and Reaffirming Community Safety

inspiring fireside chat with Mother of former miss usa Cheslie Kryst

Join the 2025 Criminal Justice Mental Health Conference for an exclusive Fireside Chat with April Simpkins as she discusses her daughter’s struggles with mental health and her determination to break the stigma and create a space for open, honest conversations.

two days of meaninGful networking

AUGUST 6-7, 2025
LAS VEGAS, NV
unlv student union

Connect with a multidisciplinary group of attendees interesting in learning and sharing criminal-legal mental health practices.

EVENT DETAILS

Crises in both mental health and criminal justice are rising and intersecting in toxic ways throughout our country. In the fight for better care, criminal justice practitioners, mental health professionals, and system-impacted individuals are uniting to provide strategies for mental wellness and advocacy. The 2025 Criminal Justice Mental Health Conference is more than a meeting – it’s a movement where changemakers come together to learn about emerging research at the intersection of mental health and the criminal-legal system.

REGISTRATION FEES AND INFORMATION

  • Regular Registration Fee is *$398.00 through June 6, 2025.

  • Late Registration Fee is $498.00 beginning June 7, 2025 to July 28, 2025.

  • Registration Deadline is July 28, 2025.

  • No in person registration payments will be allowed at the event.

Registration fee includes an all-inclusive access to general sessions, workshops, panel discussions, reception and fireside chat. It also includes breakfast and lunch. 

FAQs

  • CJMHC is a national platform to present and get up to date with the most innovative practices to improve the response to people experiencing a mental health crisis. We attract the most influential, visionary changemakers and criminal justice experts across the nation, who have the knowledge, experience and capabilities to engage and stimulate intellectual dialogue amongst their peers in particular mental health. Our primary focus is to learn from individuals with lived experience and those working in academic and community agencies.

  • CJMHC offers invaluable opportunities for deeper engagement, focused learning, and interactive experiences for attendees to delve into over 25 specific areas related to the main theme of the conference and interact more intimately with speakers and peers.

  • Criminal justice practitioners, mental health professionals, government agencies, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, recruitment managers, philanthropists, academia, students, and returning citizens.

  • In-Person Conference

  • 2 Days

    Breakfast, Lunch and Welcome Reception Included

  • August 6 - 7, 2025

    7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Ready to register?

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Traveling to Join us?

Take advantage of the 2025 Criminal Justice Mental Health Conference rates for the rooms at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton.

Just click the link below and use the promotional code CJMHC25 at check-out. This code is only available when booking directly from the 2025CJMH Conference website. Hurry to take advantage of this offer. Reserve your room today!

SAVE THE DATE!

August 6-7, 2025

All Roads Lead to Vegas!

UNLV Student Union
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 South Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154

 

a powerful movement

The 2025 Criminal Justice Mental Health Conference is on a mission to connect criminal justice practitioners, mental health professionals, government agencies, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, recruitment managers, philanthropists, academia, students, and returning citizens, helping them to collaborate and learn in an innovative environment. Through this platform, our goal is to engage, support, and inform. We can only address the criminal justice and mental health needs within our community if all community stakeholders foster cooperation and innovation. Better mental health is related to coping with stress and overcoming challenges.

You mental health has just as big of an impact on your well-being as your physical health.

— Cleveland Clinic

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