The goal of Mental Health Court is to connect defendants with mental health issues to treatment instead of jail time, ...

"But I'm also not sure that mental health court is the solution." More than 650 adult and juvenile mental health courts were operational as of 2022, according to the National Treatment Court ...

Inside Brooklyn Mental Health Court, presiding judge, Hon. Matthew D'Emic, sits among decorations, a warm touch that he says helps contribute to establishing a relationship with each participant ...

An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in October ...

SACRAMENTO — An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in ...

In Kaye’s Los Angeles Superior Court, that business often entails balancing criminal justice with appropriate mental health care needs to address both public safety and individual accountability.

The report notes, without further explanation, that the increase that year was the result of “the mental health system and the courts” returning to pre-pandemic levels of operation.