Mental health courts can struggle to live up to their promise : Shots
Mental health courts connect people to treatment and keep them out of jail. But they also often come at the price of a guilty plea, and participants say that feels like coercion.
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Mental health courts connect people to treatment and keep them out of jail. But they also often come at the price of a guilty plea, and participants say that feels like coercion.
More than 650 adult and juvenile mental health courts were operational as of 2022, according to the National Treatment Court Resource Center.
More than 650 adult and juvenile mental health courts were operational as of 2022, according to the National Treatment Court Resource Center.
More than 650 adult and juvenile mental health courts were operational as of 2022, according to the National Treatment Court Resource Center.
More than 650 adult and juvenile mental health courts were operational as of 2022, according to the National Treatment Court Resource Center.