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A Mental Health Court is a specialty court that
provides intensive supervision and coordination of
services to individuals with a history of mental health
problems who have pled guilty to a non-violent felony
offense.
30TH
CIRCUIT
MENTAL
HEALTH COURT
The Mental Health Court Team
30th
Circuit Court
The Honorable James S. Jamo, Judge
Coordinator Kristina Zwick
Ingham County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth
Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office
Prosecutor Carol Siemon
Clinton Eaton Ingham Community Mental Health
Community Corrections
Michigan Department of Corrections
Ingham County Bar Association
P.O . Box 40771 Lansing, MI 48901-7971
517.483-6430 Office • 517.483.6535 Facsimile
www.ingham.org
“Things do not change; we change.”
-Henry David Thoreau
The 30th
Circuit Mental Health Court will
provide intense supervision and treatment
coordination to individuals with a mental
illness who have pled guilty to a non-violent
felony offense. Supervision and treatment
coordination will be conducted by an
interdisciplinary team including representatives
from the court, Community Mental Health, and
probation.
Goals Stakeholder agencies will work together
to provide a person-centered response that
may include assessment, eligibility
determination, jail diversion, case
management, peer support, substance
abuse treatment, psychiatric services and
other ancillary services with the goal of
reducing recidivism and encouraging
recovery from mental health and
substance abuse problems.
Mission Statement To improve community safety and
implementation of mental health services
by providing a coordinated response to
individuals charged with non-violent
felony offenses in Ingham County.
For More Information or To Make A Referral
Contact Coordinator Kristina Zwick
at
phone 517-483-6430
fax 517-483-6535
email [email protected]
Confidentiality
Program participants are afforded privacy rights
regarding substance abuse and mental health
treatment by state and federal law. The 30th
Circuit Mental Health Court will zealously
protect participants’ rights by implementing and
following policies and procedures to ensure that
team members have access to the information
necessary for treatment purposes while guarding
against unnecessary dissemination. Participants
and team members will be frequently reminded
of the importance of maintaining the
confidentiality of participants’ protected health
information.
The Mental Health Court program is based on
the idea that recovery is possible through
providing interventions appropriate to
individual circumstances. Participants are
empowered to achieve medical independence
by defining what recovery means personally,
and by developing an awareness of what
services and supports are effective.
Phase 1 - assessment, establishment of a person
centered treatment plan, address housing,
medical issues, self-care, transportation, start to
consider employment or educational goals
Phase 2 - compliance with treatment and
probation plans demonstrated by making
appointments, communicating with court staff,
attendance in court, development of personal
wellness plan
Phase 3 - continued compliance with probation,
treatment and personal plans, sobriety from
drugs and alcohol, development of psychiatric
advance directive, demonstration of significant
progress toward vocational or educational goal,
maintenance of housing
Participants will be eligible for graduation after
90 days in Phase 3.
Prospective participants must meet legal and
clinical eligibility criteria. The felony offense
must be non-violent, and the individual cannot
have ever been convicted of any offense causing
death or great bodily harm, or criminal sexual
conduct in any degree. Clinical eligibility requires
that the individual either has been or can
reasonably be expected to be diagnosed with a
major psychiatric disorder like schizophrenia,
major depression or bipolar disorder.
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that
human beings can alter their lives by
altering their attitudes of mind."
- William James (1842-1910)
This program is funded by a grant from the State Court Administrative Office
There are currently 29 active
Mental Health Courts in Michigan
P.O . Box 40771 Lansing, MI 48901-7971
517.483-6430 Office • 517.483.6535 Facsimile
www.ingham.org
THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM IS
BASED ON STAGES OF CHANGE
Eligibility Criteria
The Mental Health Court team meets once a week
to share information regarding the progress of
each participant. The team will consider person-
centered responses to encourage compliance with
treatment plan and probation requirements.
The hearing will follow the treatment team
meeting. Participants attend the hearings as a
group so they may benefit individually by
observing the court’s adherence to fair and
consistent use of incentives and sanctions in
response to each participant’s performance in the
program.
Team Meetings and Hearings
Anybody with concerns about the mental health
status of an individual facing felony charges can
make a referral to the Mental Health Court
including defense attorneys, sheriff deputies,
prosecuting attorneys, judges, family members
and concerned citizens by calling 517-483-6430.
Upon receipt of the referral, the Mental Health
Court Coordinator will obtain the participant’s
consent on a release of information form to gather
relevant clinical information in making a
preliminary eligibility determination. If
appropriate, the individual will be assessed. The
team will consider the assessment, criminal and
clinical histories, and the prospective defendant’s
competency to agree to participate in the program
in making a determination of whether or not to
accept the individual for the program. If the
individual agrees to participate, and the team
agrees to accept, then a plea agreement will be
negotiated with the prosecuting attorney.
Referral and Screening