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Debate Grows Over Requiring Mental Health Courts
Original: Should State Require Mental Health Courts?
A policy question is drawing attention: whether the state should mandate the establishment of mental health courts, which divert people with mental illness out of the standard criminal justice system and into treatment. The proposal is being weighed against questions of cost, local capacity, and how such courts should operate, with officials and residents debating whether a statewide requirement is the right approach.
Why now: Lawmakers or advocates have raised the question of mandating mental health courts statewide, prompting public debate over criminal justice and mental health policy.
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Evidence
- Should State Require Mental Health Courts? · highlandscurrent.org
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