Western Australia's mental health court liaison service.
OBJECTIVE
This article describes the Western Australian mental health court liaison service. It examines the outcomes that can be measured to assess mental health court liaison services and considers Western Australia's service against criteria described in the literature.


METHODS
The Western Australian mental health court liaison service was reviewed against defined criteria.


RESULTS
Published criteria to measure effectiveness of mental health court liaison are helpful. Western Australia's service was developed to be as effective as it could be within the parameters in which it operates.


CONCLUSIONS
It is important to review the efficacy of a service against criteria over which it has control. Outcomes that have specific utility for court liaison are discussed.
Brett
Adam
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Community Forensic Mental Health Services, Perth, WA, Australia. adam.brett@health.wa.gov.au
D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014904:Western Australia