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)
A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts
Details how the nontraditional operations of mental health courts contribute to limited victims’ rights policies and recommends practical solutions for improving them. The guide also includes examples of how some mental health and other specialty courts have successfully addressed this challenge. (download)
Details how the nontraditional operations of mental health courts contribute to limited victims’ rights policies and recommends practical solutions for improving them. The guide also includes examples of how some mental health and other specialty courts have successfully addressed this challenge. (download)
Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers and Practitioners
Provides a general overview of this program model and discusses the emergence of mental health courts, their objectives and procedures, how they differ from drug courts, and a number of other key issues. (download)
Provides a general overview of this program model and discusses the emergence of mental health courts, their objectives and procedures, how they differ from drug courts, and a number of other key issues. (download)
A Guide to Mental Health Court Design and Implementation
Explains critical issues such as determining whether to establish a mental health court, defining the target population, ensuring confidentiality, sustaining the court, and other key considerations. (download)
Explains critical issues such as determining whether to establish a mental health court, defining the target population, ensuring confidentiality, sustaining the court, and other key considerations. (download)
A Guide to Collecting Mental Health Court Outcome Data
Describes practical strategies for collecting data and evaluating the effectiveness of mental health courts. Written for mental health court practitioners and policymakers who want to measure the impact of court-based programs. (download)
Describes practical strategies for collecting data and evaluating the effectiveness of mental health courts. Written for mental health court practitioners and policymakers who want to measure the impact of court-based programs. (download)
Navigating the Mental Health Maze: A Guide for Court Practitioners
Provides a crash course for any and all criminal justice professionals who are interested in better understanding mental illness and the mental health system. (download)
Provides a crash course for any and all criminal justice professionals who are interested in better understanding mental illness and the mental health system. (download)