A study was released this week analyzing the effectiveness of mental health courts on arrest rates. Recidivism is the term used to describe someone’s chances of being rearrested after entering the system. According to this Psychiatric News article, recidivism was significantly lower in people who were processed through mental health courts as opposed to traditional criminal courts. [read more...]
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