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Kendra's Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. [1] It grants judges the authority to issue orders that require people who meet certain criteria to regularly undergo psychiatric treatment.
Mental health courts link offenders who would ordinarily be prison-bound to long-term community-based treatment. They rely on mental health assessments, individualized treatment plans, and ongoing judicial monitoring to address both the mental health needs of offenders and public safety concerns of communities.
The court is an initiative of the Western New York (WNY) Veterans Project, Buffalo Police Department, the Buffalo Veteran’s Administration Health Care System, the Buffalo Criminal Courts, the Buffalo Drug and Mental Health Treatment Courts, Erie County Pre-trial Services and the C.O.U.R.T.S. Program (Court Outreach Unit Referral and Treatment Service).
Sep. 7—MERCER — Common Pleas President Judge Daniel P. Wallace brought a third specialty court into existence in Mercer County in August. Mental Health Court is the new one. The court already ...
Apr. 26—Last week, Daviess Mental Health Court held its first public graduation since the program was created in 2019. Mental Health Court was established in late 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center is a maximum-security facility for the mentally ill on Wards Island in New York City, [1] operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health as one of two psychiatric hospitals in the state that treat felony patients. [2] The building, described as "fortresslike", is adjacent to the Manhattan Psychiatric ...
Jun. 4—A new Mental Health Court program is now a part of Cullman County's 32nd Judicial Circuit, augmenting other specialized programs the court already has in place aimed at addressing the ...
For example, judges may order offenders to perform community service and refer them to such social services as drug treatment, mental health counseling, and job training. [citation needed] It was established in 1993 in the Times Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, [3] and is now located on West 54th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.