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SB 39 Courts; create mental health court divisions; assignment of cases; provide for planning groups and work plans; standards (Mullis is not listed as a sponsor for this)
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This is enabling legislation for the creation of Mental Health Courts at the county level. The statute is based on the drug court model currently in place. This bill does not mandate the creation of mental health courts, but leaves that decision to the local judicial circuits. The prosecutor is the gate keeper and will refer appropriate cases to the Mental Health Court. Mental Health Courts when implemented and operated properly can provide a huge savings to local governments in jail and medical costs while addressing public safety concerns.
With the closure of the state psychiatric hospitals these court programs can assist in diverting offenders with mental health issues to community mental health services instead of the jail.
HB 0231 Mental Health Addictive Disease Community Recovery Act; enact (Scott is not listed as a sponsor of this)
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Under current law, a peace officer is required to transport mental health patients who need emergency or involuntary treatment. HB 231 would allow a peace officer to request that medical transport provider be used, which could result in savings and redirect some offenders from the local jails.
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Rome Mental Health Hosp is closing and a lot of the people there have already been put out... As I have said time and time again the choice now for people with mental problems are, Jail or the Streets... Thats the way it is Folks like it or not... In no way can ANYONE suger coat this because the person in charge of the Mental Health is now, as one Sheriff in Georgia said,him. Over the next few month we are going to hear about all the great and wonderful way the State is helping with the mental health programs in the countys however set back look around and then you decide how great and wonder they are. I don't want anyone to take my word for it...Let the Actions and programs speak for themselves.
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BYW The Lookout Mtn Circuit has NO intrest in having a Mental Health Court OR A Drug Court. Untill the public voter take an Intrest in Who they elect as Judges WE will not see any Change. If we keep sending the Same Judges back time and time Again till they Die in Office or the Think they have Milked the cow dry... we will see the same old crap. Once Again Folks Don't Take my word for it look at their Record and approch they take.
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Well with this committee of looking at no jail time for drug users, wonder if that would free up money to help the Mental Patients that we keep locking up?
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