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Info Type: ProgramsState: CA
Mental Health Courts, Los Angeles, California
Quick Facts:
- Court:
- Mental Health Courts, Los Angeles, California
- Level of government at which court operates:
- County
- Type of jurisdiction:
- Mixture of urban, suburban, and / or rural
- Date accepted first participant:
- 01/1930
- Mental health docket frequency:
- Every day
- Number of participants per year:
- More than 500
- Clinical eligibility criteria:
- Persons placed on holds in designated treatment facilities and persons referred from criminal courts
- Clinical exclusion criteria:
- Primary substance use disorders
- Legal eligibility criteria:
- Ordinance offenses / violations
- Misdemeanors
- Felonies (property)
- Felonies (nonviolent)
- Felonies (violent)
- Case disposition upon successful program completion:
- Participants' time under supervision may be reduced
- Case disposition upon unsuccessful program completion:
- Participants are returned to the court of original jurisdiction for case processing
- Participants are returned to the court of original jurisdiction for sentencing
- Court and service components funded by:
- State funds