Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers & Practitioners

The report was prepared by the Council of State Governments Justice Center Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. U.S. Department of Justice.  It addresses a series of commonly asked questions about mental health courts, including differences between a mental health court and a drug court:

Why mental health courts?

What is a mental health court?

What types of individuals participate in mental health courts?

What does a mental health court look like?

What are the goals of mental health courts?

How are mental health courts different from drug courts . . .