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Law & Psychiatry: What Can We Say About Mental Health …

(6 days ago) WEBMental health courts (MHCs) are a popular type of problem-solving court, and there is ample evidence that they reduce recidivism and increase participation in community-based treatment. The authors summarize evidence for the effectiveness of …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.201300049

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A Guide for Prosecutors - Bureau of Justice Assistance

(6 days ago) WEBPART 2 – PROSECUTOR APPROACHES FOR WORKING WITH PEOPLE Diversion to Mental Health Court .. 24 PART 3 – PROSECUTOR-INVOLVED …

https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh241/files/media/document/victims-witnesses-defendant.pdf

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Prosecutor Well-Being — prosecution.org

(8 days ago) WEBA prosecutor’s job can take a toll on their mental and physical health. Prosecutors handle heavy caseloads, manage difficult and traumatic cases, and are charged with life-altering decisions. Investing in prosecutor …

https://www.prosecution.org/prosecutor-wellbeing

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS ON MENTAL …

(9 days ago) WEBStandard 7-1.3. Roles of mental health professionals in the criminal justice process (a) Mental health professionals serve the administration of criminal justice by: (i) Evaluating …

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/criminal_justice_standards/mental_health_standards_2016.authcheckdam.pdf

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People With Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: …

(2 days ago) WEBWritten by a committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, People With Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Answering a Cry for Help represents the collective wisdom of leaders in …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16060631

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Mental Health Courts and the Complex Issue of Mentally …

(Just Now) WEBMental health courts are emerging in communities across the country to address the growing number of individuals with serious mental illness in jails and the complex …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.52.4.477

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The effects of the justice system on mental health - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe justice system as a generator of health problems and a form of institutional harassment. In every society, there are disadvantaged groups where, on the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8009114/

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Individuals with Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Legal …

(7 days ago) WEBKey Takeaways. 1. Individuals with severe mental ill-nesses in the criminal legal system present complex and unique challenges to probation staff, and often are deal-ing with …

https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/86_1_3_0.pdf

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New guidance for prosecutors on mental health …

(5 days ago) WEBGuidance for prosecutors on dealing with defendants with mental health issues has been updated to reflect growing understanding of different conditions, the …

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/new-guidance-prosecutors-mental-health-conditions-and-disorders

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Mental Health Courts: Challenges, Questions and Tensions

(7 days ago) WEBMental health courts must figure out how to build on the best of the existing problem-solving courts while formulating new responses to issues that are unique to the …

https://www.innovatingjustice.org/articles/mental-health-courts-challenges-questions-and-tensions

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Changing the Narrative - CSG Justice Center

(5 days ago) WEBChanging the Narrative: The Prosecutor’s Role in Fostering Connections to Community-Based Care. For years, behavioral health professionals, community advocates, and …

https://csgjusticecenter.org/publications/changing-the-narrative-the-prosecutors-role-in-fostering-connections-to-community-based-care/

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Mental Health Courts and the Complex Issue of Mentally Ill …

(4 days ago) WEBStudies have found incidences of 10 to 15 percent for serious mental ill-ness among jail inmates compared with an incidence of 2 percent in the general population (3–5). The …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ps.52.4.477

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Criminalization of People with Mental Illness NAMI

(1 days ago) WEBEarly intervention, comprehensive community mental health care and a robust crisis response system are essential to reduce justice involvement. In addition, investment in …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Stopping-Harmful-Practices/Criminalization-of-People-with-Mental-Illness/

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Mental Health and Criminal Justice Issues

(6 days ago) WEBMental Health and Criminal Justice Issues The increasing number of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions in the criminal justice system has …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-issues

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The national issue of criminalizing our mentally ill - ABC News

(6 days ago) WEBAbout 43% of state and 23% of federal prisoners in the country had a history of mental health problems, according to a 2016 survey of prison inmates reported by …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/national-issue-criminalizing-mentally-ill/story?id=106324105

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Mental Health Courts: An Interface Between Social Work and …

(6 days ago) WEBLeslie Roberts. Mental health courts (MHCs) are emerging as a critical element in the nation wide effort to counter overcrowding in the US prison system and more ade …

https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8DV1VRZ/download

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Mental Health Office of Justice Programs

(Just Now) WEBThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment …

https://www.ojp.gov/topics/mental-health

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Mental Health: Suspects and Defendants - The Crown Prosecution …

(5 days ago) WEBIn sentencing offenders with mental health issues, the prosecutor should bring to the court's attention any information in their possession as to the nature, extent …

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/mental-health-suspects-and-defendants

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Mental illness and violence: Debunking myths, addressing realities

(3 days ago) WEBA growing body of research is helping to tease apart why some people with serious mental illness are prone to violence while others are not, and how clinicians and …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/04/ce-mental-illness

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The False Hope of the Progressive-Prosecutor Movement

(Just Now) WEBThe progressive-prosecutor movement acknowledges (as research has shown) that prosecutors’ “breathtaking” power is a major source of America’s criminal …

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/myth-progressive-prosecutor-justice-reform/619141/

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Appellate Litigation Clinic argues on behalf of mental health …

(9 days ago) WEBThe day before graduation, student-attorneys Josh Britt ’24, Moksh Gudala ’24, and Jake Sherman ’24 went before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to …

https://law.duke.edu/news/appellate-litigation-clinic-argues-behalf-mental-health-patient-claiming-abuse-state-hospital

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‘A nightmare’: Special counsel’s assessment of Biden’s mental …

(7 days ago) WEBPolling has long shown that age looms as Biden’s greatest liability in his expected rematch with Trump. A January poll by NBC News found that 76% of voters …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/-nightmare-special-counsels-assessment-bidens-mental-fitness-triggers-rcna137975

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Mental Health in the Legal Industry: How to Mitigate Systemic

(5 days ago) WEBThe mental health crisis in the legal industry, clients and law schools to solve specific systemic issues plaguing the legal industry. They are joined on this …

https://www.law.com/2024/05/31/mental-health-in-the-legal-industry-how-to-mitigate-systemic-challenges-and-boost-individual-resilience/

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Prosecutor encourages community to take care of mental health

(8 days ago) WEBHANCOCK COUNTY — With the month of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton says many people who …

https://www.greenfieldreporter.com/2024/05/29/prosecutor-encourages-community-to-take-care-of-mental-health/

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

(6 days ago) WEBregard to mental state, those who “participate” in that activity and those “renting, leasing to or otherwise allowing” (id., § 104.15(a)(3)) that activity. Second, …

https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S272850.PDF

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Help for people with mental health challenges facing legal problems

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health Court Judge Sheila Renfroe and Dr. Keevia Porter, DNP, APRN, NP-C, PMHNP-BC join Live at 9 to close out Mental Health Awareness Month with …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/help-for-people-with-mental-health-challenges-facing-legal-problems/vi-BB1npeMF

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The Use of Criminal Charges and Sanctions in Mental Health Courts

(7 days ago) WEBThe use of mental health courts—criminal courts that hear cases of individuals with mental illness who typically are charged with misdemeanors—is often …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.53.10.1285

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Mental health: US clergy struggle with workloads, political …

(4 days ago) WEBIf you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/26/clergy-mental-health-struggles-workload-political-climate/73706621007/

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Mental health in the wake of COVID-19 - UChicago Medicine

(7 days ago) WEBLee said. Staying proactive about mental health and safety. Elevated rates of suicide and psychiatric disorders make mental health safety an especially high priority …

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/2024/may/mental-health-and-covid-19

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Meet the people falling through the gaps of the mental health …

(1 days ago) WEBWarning: this story contains a discussion on mental illness and suicide. Riley* began seeing a psychologist when he was just 13 years old, but his mental health really …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-30/the-missing-middle-in-mental-health-system/103912504

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Your mental health matters: making the most of the support from …

(9 days ago) WEBOne source of support is found by contacting a benefits advisor with the Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration at askebsa.dol.gov or by …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/30/your-mental-health-matters-making-the-most-of-the-support-from-your-workplace

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How teens view social media’s impact on their mental health

(9 days ago) WEBAd Feedback. “Most conversations and headlines surrounding social media and youth mental (health) focus solely on the harms, portraying young people as …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/health/teen-social-media-mental-health-wellness/index.html

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Former Rocky River Judge Donna Congeni Fitzsimmons joins …

(8 days ago) WEBThe 50-bed center is currently running out of Oriana House, and open to anyone in need of mental health or substance abuse services, regardless of whether …

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/05/former-rocky-river-judge-donna-congeni-fitzsimmons-joins-diversion-board-advocates-greater-use-by-municipal-courts.html

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Online bullying and playground taunts can lead to teen mental …

(4 days ago) WEB"These mental health issues that appear in adolescence, they don't just happen overnight. Usually there's been precursors through the early childhood years," …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/teenage-cyber-bullying-mental-health-concerns/103803092

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Increasing rates of teen sexual assault could be contributing to …

(1 days ago) WEBResearchers say there are clear links between the trauma of sexual assault and mental health issues which often first emerge in adolescence, with ABS data …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-23/teen-sexual-assault-mental-health-problems/103873228

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How Physical And Mental Wellness Impacts Entrepreneurs - Forbes

(4 days ago) WEBEntrepreneurs are more likely than others to face mental health challenges than non-entrepreneurs, experiencing increased risks of depression, ADHD, substance …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jiawertz/2024/05/29/how-physical-and-mental-wellness-impacts-entrepreneurs/

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