Behavioral health
Providing crucial resources and support from experienced court professionals and behavioral health experts.
Intersection of behavioral health & the courts
Many times, managing behavioral health issues requires creativity, new and specialized knowledge, and multi-disciplinary and multi-agency collaboration. Backed by experienced academics and practitioners, we shape many national and state supreme court behavioral health initiatives playing out in local courthouses, treatment facilities, jails and communities today. Many courts are finding success in implementing the recommendations outlined in the SJI-funded National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness final report and recommendations.
Measuring mental health court performance
Better understand the effectiveness of your mental health court with our "Mental Health Court Performance Measures." These 14 measures are broken into seven domains to guide management, monitoring, and accountability.
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Our extensive work in behavioral health informs best practices and guidance shared with courts across the country.
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Combating youth overdoses through strong partnerships: Arizona’s statewide fentanyl awareness initiative
Learn how Arizona's Juvenile Justice Fentanyl Awareness Training Project built strong partnerships and momentum across the state's 15 counties to reach youth and parents.
Promoting state court behavioral health staffing & collaboration for improved response
More than one way to map a state: Successfully scaling SIM statewide
Learn how three states are rolling out Sequential Intercept Mapping statewide. Panelists will discuss their state's overall goals, implementation strategies, challenges, and successes, as well as how they're supporting new community partnerships, measuring impact, and planning next steps.