title: Mental health courts as an alternative to criminal courts for those who have mental illness and have been charged with a crime.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States