How mental health courts function: Outcomes and observations

• Published in: International journal of law and psychiatry Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 207 - 213
• Main Author: Frailing, Kelly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol; Court observations; Courts; Crime; Criminal justice; Criminals - psychology; Drug and alcohol tests; Drugs; Enrollment; Female; Health; Health status; Humans; Jail days; Judicial Role; Legal services; Male; Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence; Mental health; Mental health courts; Mental illness; Middle Aged; Nonadversarial atmosphere; Participants; Praise; Program Evaluation; Psychiatric hospitals; Substance abuse; Substance Abuse Detection - legislation & jurisprudence; U.S.A; United States; United States; Jail days; Court observations; Participants; Drug and alcohol tests; Mental health courts; Nonadversarial atmosphere

The present study examines legal, service use and substance abuse outcomes for a sample of participants in the Washoe County, Nevada MHC and suggests what occurs during MHC enrollment that is associated with these outcomes. A comparison of participants and graduates to a comparable control group rev...