Behavioral Health and the State Courts

National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness

Led by an Executive Committee, joined by 40 additional judges, court, and behavioral health experts, and funded by the State Justice Institute, the Task Force spent the last two years developing tools, resources, best practices, and policy recommendations for the state courts to help in their efforts to effectively respond to the needs of court-involved individuals with serious mental illness.
Here are their Final Report and Recommendations, released on October 25, 2022.

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CCJ-COSCA Resolution 1

In Support of the Recommendations of the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness

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Improving the Court and Community Response to Mental Illness

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