Overview
Statewide Core Principles
- Practices in competency and civil commitment proceedings must be strategically aligned to meet the needs of the individual and ensure public safety.
- Mental health services are more effective when the Courts are engaged in a process of informed and shared decision-making by facilitating partnerships.
- Behavioral health disorders are a foremost public health concern, and the justice system must prevent further harm caused by criminalization.
- Dignity and respect must be maintained by recognizing that culturally relevant and therapeutically appropriate services are central to success.