Helping Courts Manage the Mentally Ill: Mental health white paper

The issue of providing adequate access to justice for people with mental illness has grown in importance as these situations continue to strain strapped state and federal budgets and public and governmental agencies try to work together to find solutions.

This white paper looks at ways mental health cases can be fairly and efficiently processed in the courts, while keeping in mind the health and safety of everyone in the community and the associated costs posed by people with mental illnesses.