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"The Second Generation of Mental Health Courts." Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 2005 Dec Vol 11(4) 527–538. Sarah Ryan and Darius Whelan, 'Diversion of Offenders with Mental Disorders: Mental Health Courts' (2012) 1 Web Journal of Current Legal Issues; Schneider, RD, Bloom, H and Heerema, M (2007) Mental Health Courts.
Rennie v. Klein, 462 F. Supp. 1131 (D.N.J. 1978), was a case heard in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1978 to decide whether an involuntarily committed mental patient has a constitutional right to refuse psychiatric medication. It was the first case to establish that such a patient has the right to refuse ...
Sep. 7—MERCER — Common Pleas President Judge Daniel P. Wallace brought a third specialty court into existence in Mercer County in August. Mental Health Court is the new one. The court already ...
“New Jersey is already a disgraceful 48th in the nation for public access laws and will no doubt slip even further,” she said. “Fewer than 37% know their congressional representative.
Also, permitted the courts to defer judgment regarding a person's need for commitment, to the doctor(s) 14th 1979 Parham v. J.R. The Court ruled that minors may be civilly committed to mental health facilities without an adversary hearing; in essence, parents do have the right to commit their children. 14th 1982 Youngberg v. Romeo
Debra L. Wentz, Ph.D. is President and CEO of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, a statewide trade association representing 164 organizational providers of ...
O'Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563 (1975), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in mental health law ruling that a state cannot constitutionally confine a non-dangerous individual who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by themselves or with the help of willing and responsible family members or friends.
Mental Health Association in New Jersey: $510,277 for Atlantic County and $463,473 for Ocean County. The Rescue Mission of Trenton: $529,747 for Mercer County. Help is available