JMHCP Grantee (2009) -- Macon County Mental Health Court

Macon County

Overview

Jurisdiction Level

County

Jurisdiction Type

Mixed

Age Level

Adult

JMHCP Grantee Information

Grant Year

2009

Description

Macon County will use the planning grant funds to design sustainable structures that will intercept persons with mental disorders as early as possible during their involvement in the criminal justice system, using the Sequential Intercept Model. Project objectives are to: (1) increase collaboration among the criminal justice and behavioral health systems; (2) connect persons in the criminal justice system with mental health and co-occurring disorders with treatment services; (3) achieve an appropriate disposition of cases while enhancing public safety; and (4) monitor progress of treatment with intensive case management.