title: The use of mental health court appearances in supervision.
abstract: A defining feature of mental health courts (MHCs) is the requirement that enrollees appear periodically for status review hearings before the MHC judge. Although the research base on these specialty courts is growing, MHC appearances have yet to be examined. In the present study, the authors followed more than 400 MHC clients from four courts. We examined the number of court appearances that were mandated versus attended, the number of bench warrants issued, and the proportion of court appearances that were made in-custody versus out-of-custody. Finally, we describe and report on the proportion of clients at each court who had graduated, had been terminated, or who were still in the court one year following enrollment.
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, United States. aredlich@albany.edu
authors.forename: Allison D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Redlich
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Steadman
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.forename: Pamela Clark
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Roumen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vessilinov
authors.forename: Asil Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ozdoğru
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States