Mental Health Courts Reduce Recidivism Among Adults With Mental Illness
August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 15 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release:
Mental health courts are effective in reducing the number of adults with mental illness returning to the justice system, according to a new meta-analysis published online today in Psychiatric Services in Advance.
People with mental illness are overrepresented in the U.S. criminal justice system. Mental health courts allow for diversion into community-based treatment, poten . . .
Mental health courts are effective in reducing the number of adults with mental illness returning to the justice system, according to a new meta-analysis published online today in Psychiatric Services in Advance.
People with mental illness are overrepresented in the U.S. criminal justice system. Mental health courts allow for diversion into community-based treatment, poten . . .