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.
Gain insights from our team of experts
Our extensive work in behavioral health informs best practices and guidance shared with courts across the country.
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Competency & restoration reimagined from practice to possibility: Competency process improvements
Learn why jurisdictions should carefully consider when to use the competency process. Evaluating current processes and policies can lead to better processing times, use of data assessments to improve outcomes, forensic evaluation improvements, and the implementation of competency dockets.
Competency & restoration reimagined from practice to possibility: Level setting
This webinar will provide an overview of the competency to stand trial system including current laws, current issues, and current lawsuits to help build a foundation for evaluating your jurisdiction's current competency to stand trial system.
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.