Mental Health Court
Restorative justice
Addressing mental health needs
- Description
- MHC is a minimum 18-month collaborative court-based treatment and monitoring system for adult offenders with serious mental illnesses. The program is a partnership between the Yolo County Superior Court, Probation Department, Health and Human Services Agency, the Public Defender, and the District Attorney. MHC is a strategic program designed to effectively address the increasing number of seriously mentally ill defendants cycling through the courts and jails.
- How long has the program been operating?
- 4-10 years
- If applicable, what approach, method, or goal best describes the diversion program?
- Restorative justiceAddressing mental health needs
- At what stage of the process does the diversion program occur?
- Other
- What population is your program intended to serve?
- People with mental health disordersOther
- How are participants identified for the diversion program?
- Other
- Are there any factors specific to your jurisdiction that influence how you structure this diversion program?
- None
- Does your office have informal or written policies about this diversion program's criteria/eligibility?
- Yes
- If applicable, please describe the diversion program's criteria/eligibility.
- Diversion program for individuals who’s crime is driven by a substance use disorder and/or serious mental illness. The County Collaborative team decides suitability - must be agreed upon by all members of the team (ProbationDAPDHHSA/CommuniCare)
- What are the programmatic options and/or requirements for the diversion?
- Receive behavioral health assessmentAttend behavioral health interventionAttend programming that is not a behavioral health interventionFollow individualized case management planPay restitutionComplete a restorative process
- How long does the diversion program usually last on average for someone who completes successfully?
- More than a year
- How does the diversion program impact your office's resources?
- Programmatic costs are covered by prosecutor’s officeProgrammatic costs are covered by health care system or other stakeholder(s)Programmatic costs are grant funded (including federal, state, local, or private funds)
assessment occurs pre- and post-plea; Acceptance is after sentencing in the home court
Yolo County residents
- Jurisdiction details
- 301 2nd St, Woodland, CA 95695, USA
- 100,000 to 249,999
- Jurisdiction contact
- Jonathan Raven