Mental Health Jail Diversion Program

Mental health issues are difficult issues for families. If you have a family member that has been diagnosed with a mental illness you have probably experienced a great deal of frustration if you have tried to get help for them or get them to help themselves. Legally there are not a lot of options available to family members who want to help their loved one who has a mental illness. The law presumes the mentally ill person to be competent. They have the right to not be forced to take medication and to not be forced into a mental institution. You want them to get medical treatment but their illness often leads them down a different path.

I’m Antoinette Bone, estate planning, probate, and guardianship attorney in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Today we are going to talk with Mark Tittle about a resource families should know about if they have a loved with a mental illness who finds themselves in police custody, the mental health jail diversion program.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Mark Tittle - Director of Mental Health DIversion Center
02:57 What is mental health jail diversion program?
04:52 What offenses can get someone brought to your facility instead of going to jail?
05:43 Are the police the only organization that can bring people to you?
06:34 How does the program work? What services does it offer?
09:50 Is there any medical assessment done to gauge where they are in terms of medical needs?
11:04 What types of issues do case managers aim to discuss with patients?
12:59 Is any assistance provided to help patients obtain certain documents?
14:17 How long does your program allow people to stay? Is there any type of maintenance provided to patients after they leave?
15:20 What happens after 72 hours?
16:17 How many people can you house?
16:39 What do you want people to know about the jail diversion program?
18:47 Is there a program or person in the jail who can assess someone if they are arrested for one of these offenses and are processed at the jail?
21:53 MHMR Tarrant County Contact Information

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