North Carolina’s Mental Health Court

Friday, April 1, 2005

In spring 2000, Orange County launched a new type of criminal court, the mental health court. Court personnel, treatment providers, and law enforcement officers are coordinating the court’s response to criminal cases in which mental health problems appear to be the primary contributors to the offenses.

Citation: 
Hiday, Virginia A., Marie Lamoureaux, Jeffrey De Magistris, and Marlee E. Moore. "North Carolina’s Mental Health Court." Popular Government 70, no. 3 (Spring 2005): 24-30.
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