Info Type: Programs
State: GA

Dougherty (GA) Superior Court MH/SA Division

Quick Facts:

Court:

Dougherty (GA) Superior Court MH/SA Division

Level of government at which court operates:

• State

Type of jurisdiction:

• Mixture of urban, suburban, and / or rural

Date accepted first participant:

• October 2002

Mental health docket frequency:

• Weekly

Number of participants per year:

• 51-100

Clinical eligibility criteria:

• The court accepts participants with any Axis I or Axis II mental health diagnoses
• The court accepts participants with Axis I diagnoses if the diagnoses correspond to state criteria for 'serious and / or persistent mental illness'
• Also handle cases with co-occurring mental health /substance abuse disorders

Clinical exclusion criteria:

• Traumatic brain injuries

Legal eligibility criteria:

• Misdemeanors
• Misdemeanor probation violations
• Felonies (property)
• Felonies (nonviolent)
• Felony probation violations
• no violence involving weapons; no sex offenders

Case disposition upon successful program completion:

• Participants' charges may be dismissed upon successful completion
• Participants' time under supervision may be reduced

Case disposition upon unsuccessful program completion:

• Participants must serve their deferred sentence
• Participants are returned to the court of original jurisdiction for case processing

Court and service components funded by:

• Federal funds
• State funds
• State mental health funds