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An Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Mental Health Court Initiative: Final Report. Rev. [ed.]
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An Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Mental Health Court Initiative: Final Report. Rev. [ed.]
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Results from an evaluation of seven mental health courts (MHC) are presented. Sections contained in this report include: executive summary; abstract; final report -- introduction to MHCs, overview of present research, qualitative evaluation and site visits, quantitative evaluation and referral/disposition processes, and implications for criminal justice practice and policy; Site Visit Reporting Form; site visit summary reports; Referral and Disposition Decision Data Collection Form; and "The Second Generation of Mental Health Courts" (In press) by Allison D. Redlich, Henry J. Steadman, John Monahan, John Patricia, and Patricia A. Griffin. The three most common mental health symptoms are schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and depressive/mood disorders. There appears, in regards to MHCs, that "there is a lack of standardization, no assurances that the people targeted for diversion are the optimum candidates, and great uncertainty about best models for supervision and monitoring" (p. 9).