Ontario County Mental Health Court

Many courthouses across ontario now have mental health courts.

Ontario county mental health court. The ontario county mental health center provides evaluation treatment and referral services to residents of ontario county. Mental health courts are criminal law courts created to help deal with accused persons who have mental health and other related issues. What is mental health court. Canadian mental health association oxford county branch tillsonburg office court support court diversion and community treatment court canadian mental health association cmha 167 rolph st tillsonburg on n4s 1k3.

The perth and smiths falls district hospital has been a proud sponsor of lanark county mental health for the last 20 years. There are 19 mental health courts in the province staffed by a specially trained crown and judge. Ontario county mental health court ontario county court 27 north main street canandaigua ny 14424. Ontario county new york 20 ontario street canandaigua ny 14424 phone.

Participation in a mental health court is voluntary and the defendant must consent to involvement in the program. Each court surveyed described a general intention to effectively address this client population and divert them out of the regular criminal justice stream as often as possible. Ontario county court gorham town court. Depending on the courthouse that you are in the mental health court may or may not be called mental health court.

Mental health courts only accept people with demonstrable mental illnesses that can be connected to the individual s illegal behavior. Ontario county court richmond town court appeals. Mental health courts in ontario have an informally shared mandate to address the needs of people with mental health issues entering the criminal justice system. Clinic services are confidential except where confidentiality is prohibited by law.

Bristol town court geneva city court seneca town court. Lanark county mental health is a community based mental health service responding to lanark county adults and transitional aged youth 17 years and over who experience mental health concerns such as suicidal thoughts trauma anxiety depression or symptoms of psychosis. Other than the dedicated mental health court at toronto s old city hall courthouse which is open.