Justice Center Publications
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)
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
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.
8th Circuit Mental Health Court
8th Circuit Court
JMHCP Grantee (2008) -- Project SAFE - Douglas County
Project S.A.F.E. is a diversion program that targets juvenile offenders ages 12 to 17 with mental health problems, who have been charged with a non-violent offense and are under the supervision of the Douglas County Juvenile Court.
Media Clips
9/15/11 — "Thurston County was the first county in the state to create a Veterans Court. It was among the first dozen such courts in the entire nation."
9/14/11 — "On Monday, The King County Council unanimously adopted an ordinance giving the green light to establish a new Veterans Treatment Court as a special unit of the County’s nationally-recognized Regional Mental Health Court."