Mental Health Courts as a Way to Provide Treatment to Violent Persons With Severe Mental Illness

Lamb and Weinberger discuss how mental health courts could divert violent persons with severe mental illness from the criminal justice system to the mental health system and ensure they receive needed treatment. They explain that mental health courts can provide access to treatment and the necessary...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 300; no. 6; pp. 722 - 724
Main Authors Lamb, H. Richard, Weinberger, Linda E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 13.08.2008
Subjects
Court calendars
Criminal Law
Criminals
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Mental health care
Mental Health Services
Prisons
Social Control Policies
United States
Violence - legislation & jurisprudence
Violence - prevention & control
Violence - statistics & numerical data
United States
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Summary:Lamb and Weinberger discuss how mental health courts could divert violent persons with severe mental illness from the criminal justice system to the mental health system and ensure they receive needed treatment. They explain that mental health courts can provide access to treatment and the necessary coercion to ensure that violent, mentally ill offenders adhere to therapy and consequently reduce their risk of future violence. These courts can require treatment, including medications, structured housing, and substance abuse treatment.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.300.6.722