The Oakland County Bar Association will present “The Nuts and Bolts of Mental Health Treatment Court” as a webinar Tuesday, August 20, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
Mental Health Treatment Court, modeled after the drug treatment court, was established to address the overrepresentation of individuals with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system. It aims to divert select defendants with mental health conditions into judicially-supervised, community-based treatment programs. Participation is offered to defendants following a specialized screening and assessment, and it is entirely voluntary.
This webinar will define and provide an overview of the Mental Health Treatment Court’s purpose and procedures. Additionally, a Q&A session will be featured to address any questions.
Speaking at the webinar will be:
• Oakland County 45th District Court Judge Jaimie Powell Horowitz
• John Angott, The Legal Pugilists
• Jillian Cantrell, One Step At A Time Counseling Services Inc.
• Heather Ruffles, chief probation officer and specialty court coordinator, 45th District Court
• Moderator Michael Sawicky, Michael E. Sawicky PLLC
Credit has been approved with the OCBA for 1 Criminal credit and 1 Juvenile credit.
Cost for the webinar is $12 for OCBA members pre-registration and $25 for non-members pre-registration. Oakland County MIDC court appointed attorneys can attend for free.
To register for this webinar, visit www.ocba.org and click on “events.”
Mental Health Treatment Court, modeled after the drug treatment court, was established to address the overrepresentation of individuals with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system. It aims to divert select defendants with mental health conditions into judicially-supervised, community-based treatment programs. Participation is offered to defendants following a specialized screening and assessment, and it is entirely voluntary.
This webinar will define and provide an overview of the Mental Health Treatment Court’s purpose and procedures. Additionally, a Q&A session will be featured to address any questions.
Speaking at the webinar will be:
• Oakland County 45th District Court Judge Jaimie Powell Horowitz
• John Angott, The Legal Pugilists
• Jillian Cantrell, One Step At A Time Counseling Services Inc.
• Heather Ruffles, chief probation officer and specialty court coordinator, 45th District Court
• Moderator Michael Sawicky, Michael E. Sawicky PLLC
Credit has been approved with the OCBA for 1 Criminal credit and 1 Juvenile credit.
Cost for the webinar is $12 for OCBA members pre-registration and $25 for non-members pre-registration. Oakland County MIDC court appointed attorneys can attend for free.
To register for this webinar, visit www.ocba.org and click on “events.”
