Behavioral Health
Examining the status and opportunities for court and community response to those with mental illness.
About
The State Judicial Institute funded the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness, and is also supporting our efforts in North Carolina with a technical assistance grant from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and access to national experts.
Events
Behavioral Health Roundtable - October 13, 2023
North Carolina State Leaders Hold Behavioral Health Roundtable
Resources
National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness
National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Behavioral Health
- Collaborative Caseflow Management
- Competence to Stand Trial
- Deflection and Diversion
- Mental Health Educational Resources
- Mental Health Facts in Brief
- State Court Leadership Briefs
- Leading Change Resources
- Essential Components of Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD))
- Sequential Intercept Model (SAMHSA's GAINS Center)
Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative
Other Resources
- North Carolina Judicial Branch Launches Holistic Hope Mental Health Diversion Program
- Mental Health Courts in North Carolina
- Judges’ Guide to Mental Illnesses in the Courtroom (Judges’ Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, Council of State Governments Justice Center, The National Judicial College, and Policy Research Associates)
- The Definition of Insanity Documentary
- Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery
- Wyatt v. Stickney, 344 F. Supp. 387 (M.D. Ala. 1972)
- Wyatt v. Stickney – Disability Justice