MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE RELATED ISSUES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS ALL AROUND NEBRASKA. WE’RE TOLD MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INCARCERATED SUFFER FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THAT’S THE ...

Working in the clinical field for more than 15 years, I often see how mental health intersects with the legal system in ways that demand not just compassion, but also specialized expertise. At ...

Leah Nowotarski, Chair of Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association. Courtesy photo. The Criminal Justice Section (CJS) has been instrumental in advocating for changes in criminal ...

A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s more than a year since the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office opened a Behavioral Care Center in an effort to address mental health concerns in the criminal justice system ...

The Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project designed to help local, state, and federal policymakers and criminal justice and mental health professionals improve the response to people with ...

The adult mental health diversion program has resumed in the 8th Judicial District with the goal of directing people with mental health needs away from the criminal justice system and toward treatment ...

Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner has been granted mental health diversion, a decision that has sparked intense ...

Our Mental Health and Social Justice Clinic provides psychological evaluations and therapy for children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. We provide trauma informed individual, couples, family, and ...

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it secured a settlement agreement with South Carolina to expand ...

The act amends the previous Mental Health Act of 1983, focusing on ensuring mental health patients have clear legal rights, dignity and respect during treatment. While mental health is a devolved ...

The New Mexico Attorney Department of Justice announced the state won its lawsuit to restore federal funding for mental ...