The Supreme Court of Ohio
& The Ohio Judicial System

Advisory Committee on Mental Illness & the Courts

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Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton - A National Leader in Mental Health and the Justice System

Committee Information

Mission Statement

Meeting Information

The 2009 ACMIC meetings are tentatively scheduled as follows:

Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, Oct. 25, 2010

All meetings are held from 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 101 at the Ohio Judicial Center

For directions to the Ohio Judicial Center, please visit www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov.

News Releases/Media Advisories

Handbook Guides Judges in Creating Mental Health Court Dockets - June 17, 2008

Article Series

The following is a series of articles about effectively dealing with mentally ill offenders in the criminal justice system. Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Supreme Court of Ohio, has had a longtime interest in developing solutions to this problem and has formed the Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Mental Illness & the Courts for that purpose.

1. Solutions for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System
2. Mental Health Diversion Alternatives to Jail: Thirteen Pilot Programs Funded by ODMH in April 2000
3. What's a CCOE?
4. What is a CIT? Why Do You Need One in Your Community?
5. NAMI Ohio Offers Training for Jails and Court Personnel to Communities in Ohio
6. Treating the Dual Diagnosed Offender in Your CBCF
7. Community Mental Health Services and the Criminal Justice Population in Lucas County, Ohio
8. The Guardian Initiative of Northwest Ohio
9. ODADAS Cross-Disciplinary Training
10. Dutiful Minds - Dealing with Mental Illness
11. Assertive Community Treatment: A Re-entry Model for Seriously Mentally Ill Offenders
12. Butler County's Volunteer Guardianship Program
13. Peace of Mind
14. Graduation Day Fairfield Municipal Court Treatment Alternative Court (TAC)
15. Alternative Interventions for Women: A community partnership serving women with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders in the criminal justice system in Hamilton County, Ohio
16. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Sees Immediate Results
17. The Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Mentally Ill in the Courts: A Catalyst for Change
18. Outpatient Commitment Works
19. Community Linkage Program: A Partnership between the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
20. The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence: Implementation Support for Evidence-Based Practice
21. Civil Commitments From a Judge's Perspective
22. HIPPA for Corrections and Law Enforcement
23. What I Have Learned As a Mental Health Court Judge: And It Wasn't What I Expected

Check back soon for new titles to be added to the series.

References

Related Links

Model Jail Standards

Definitions for Mentally Ill in Jails

New Freedom Commission on Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Mental Health: Background Paper

Pending Legislation

S. 1194 - Justice Stratton's testimony before the Senate Judiciairy Committee, July 30, 2003

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