Mental Health Court Diversion Program

Jurisdiction:	Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall Counties
Program Partners:	West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Designated Circuit and Magistrate Courts of the 1st and 2nd Judicial Circuits Community Corrections Programs Lee Day Report Center Healthways, Inc. Regional Mental Health Facility WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities NAMI WV and Local West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association Hillcrest Mental Health Facility Northern Regional Jail Regional Jail Authority WV Department of Corrections
Target Population:	Non-violent adults with Axis I diagnosis of mental illness who have been charged with criminal misdemeanor or felony offense(s).
Purpose of Grant Funding:	Funding was provided by a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. To Find out more information about the grant and this project you can visit their website . Intensive Case Management Officer salary and benefits; contracts with psychologist or psychiatrist for eligibility forensic mental health and risk assessments and stop gap stabilization services; training, travel, supplies and equipment.
Sustainability Plan:	Establish successful program and seek continuation funding from DHHR, RJA, Department of Corrections, and other possible funding sources; seek additional or compatible grant funding as may be available; and partner with Community Corrections to sustain and expand program with potential tap into its new funding.
Clients
Proposed # of Clients per year:	40 maximum for the first year, with reassessment of maximum at the end of the first year. Potential of up to 75 in the second year.
Eligible Offenses:	Misdemeanors & felonies; participants must pass a risk assessment and be non-violent.
Eligible Criminal History:	No sex crimes or crimes with victimized children.
MH Eligibility:	Axis I Diagnosis excluding sole diagnosis of substance abuse. Co-occurring disorders eligible.