Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project

PROGRAM TITLE:	Mental Health Court
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION:	Orange County Superior Court
STATE:	California
YEAR ESTABLISHED:	2002
LEVEL OF JURISDICTION:
ISSUE AREA:

POLICY STATEMENTS:

14. Adjudication
23. Maintaining Contact Between Individual and Mental Health System
39. Consumer and Family Member Involvement

BJA 2003 GRANTEE? Yes

DESCRIPTION

DOCUMENTS

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BJA MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM HOME PAGE

Program Overview
The Dual Diagnosis Court is modeled after a drug court, where the goal is to integrate treatment and criminal justice system processing. Team members work collaboratively to guide the participant through the 18-month program.

Program Contact: Lynn Fenton (lfenton@occourts.org) Collaborative Courts Manager Orange County Superior Court - Central Justice Center 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, California 92702				Program Stakeholders: This program does not yet have program stakeholders Register/Log In to sign up as a stakeholder. [What is a stakeholder?]
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Recent Dialogue
Question for Lynn Fenton
Contact Person
I HAVE A SON WHO HAS A DUAL DIAGNOSIS AND IS IN TROUBLE AGAIN AND AGAIN. HE NEEDS PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP NOT INCARCERATION. AT ONE TIME HE WAS SENT TO PATTON MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR 3 MONTHS AND CAME OUT VERY WELL AFTER USING MEDICATION. HE IS IN JAIL AGAIN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE HELP.
- LILA KLEIN 11/17/08 12:02 PM EST

Program Description
The Dual Diagnosis Court is a post adjudication alternative for offenders charged with felony drug possession who have been diagnosed as seriously mentally ill and have been sentenced under the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act. The program is voluntary and defendants must agree to take prescribed medicines and comply with court orders to attend treatment and court progress review hearings. Participants have individualized treatment goals, but they are expected to remain in the program for a period of approximately 18 months prior to graduation.

Documents
Paper from First Biennial Conference

Presentation from First Biennial Conference

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