Justice Center Publications
Mental Health Courts: A Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice
Reviews the design and function of mental health courts, outcomes of mental health court participation, and questions and implications for policy and practice. This guide is intended to assist policymakers and practitioners in assessing the utility of mental health courts. (download)
Reviews the design and function of mental health courts, outcomes of mental health court participation, and questions and implications for policy and practice. This guide is intended to assist policymakers and practitioners in assessing the utility of mental health courts. (download)
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
Outlines 10 elements essential to mental health court design and implementation and provides background on why each element is important and how courts can adhere to it. (download)
Outlines 10 elements essential to mental health court design and implementation and provides background on why each element is important and how courts can adhere to it. (download)
Local Program Example
JMHCP Grantee (2010) -- Fairfield County Municipal Mental Health Court
Clark County Mental Health Court
Project TRAIN is one of only two juvenile mental health court programs in Alabama and is the only program with serving juvenile offenders with co-occurring mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
Media Clips
The Portland Press Herald (ME) — Cumberland County may open a mental-illness court
1/19/12 — "An effort is under way to start a specialty court in Cumberland County for defendants with mental illness and substance abuse problems -- as soon as October."
Channel 2 News (NV) — Mental Health Court Celebrates 10 Years
1/18/12 — "In the last 10 years of its existence, Washoe County's Mental Health Court has helped more than 1,000 people stay out of prison by giving them treatment for illnesses."