Mental health courts (MHCs) are an ever-growing popular solution to a well-documented
problem—the overabundance of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system. …

… footsteps of drug courts, a number of juvenile mental health courts have been … health court
model, including Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Most mental health courts do …

… health courts (MHCs) address the growing problem of defendants with mental illness cycling
through the criminal justice system. As a part of the broader problem-solving court … courts …

… Although there are currently fewer than a score of mental health courts in the country, the …
for mental health courts in 2002. Mental health courts are analogous to drug courts. Their intent …

… weeks SEBA, the union representing San Bernardino County's sheriff's deputies, has stepped
… They have to wait four days or otherwise drive down to San Bernardino. The courts have …

… Mental health courts (MHCs) represent an important new development at the interface of
the criminal justice and mental health systems. MHCs are criminal courts for persons with …

… Nevertheless, there are several defining features of the courts. Generally, an MHC is a criminal
court for offenders with mental health problems. The courts aim to divert eligible persons (…

… news coverage relevant to mental health courts. Some material comes from an in-progress
program evaluation for the San Bernardino Mental Health Court (Sechrest. unpublished …

… in healthcare, behavioral health, … San Bernardino County, California. SBCYOR focuses
on high-risk and addicted individuals between the ages of 12 to 24 years in San Bernardino …