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<blockquote data-quote="TheOnlyMe" data-source="post: 123224" data-attributes="member: 4515"><p>I have a problem with zero tolerance! I understand the concept dont get me wrong but when our kids are grown and they DEFEND themselves they will not be punished as long as they didnt instigate it. Yet in public ed system we teach them you are in trouble regardless if you started, regardless if you were defending yourself, regardless if you were being harrassed, regardless if you didnt tell anyone. Discipline is to change a behavior and my son has been suspended so many times in 12 yrs of school I don't even know how many times. Has the suspension changed the behavior? No but it has caused him not to TRUST the teachers, and the principals because they fail him by the choices for discipline based upon Zero tolerance. He is not a fighter will not start it but once his red eyes are on... it on like donkey kong, five adult men cant stop him... I try to tell them NIP it in the bud.. but in a 5A school or even a 1A they are ALWAYS reactive and not proactive.</p><p></p><p>I have several parents in my support group children with "tickets for disorderly conduct" . Some don't even get an attorney and the justice of their county just doesn't even consider the disability!! I am not advocating a free pass for choices but consideration of was the child medication compliant? was the child in a medication change? was there a history with other participant? Wharton county got a grant for mental health court!!!</p><p></p><p>It is high time for this!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p>**********************************************************************************</p><p>Mental Health Courts Program</p><p>Update:</p><p> Mental Health Courts Program (FY 2006 Call for Concept Papers)</p><p>The application period is now closed. </p><p>Announcements:</p><p>Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Solicitations</p><p>The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is soliciting applications for the FY 2007 Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) for Jail Diversion grant program. The deadline for applications is March 27, 2007.</p><p>To view the grant solicitation, click here.</p><p>To learn more about the TCE for Jail Diversion initiative, click here.</p><p> The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) released People with Mental Illness</p><p>GAINS/TAPA Center releases Mental Health/Jail Diversion Cost Simulation Planning Tool Solicitation (HTML or PDF) Overview:</p><p>The Bureau of Justice Assistance, in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, administers the Mental Health Courts Program. This program funds projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative, collaborative efforts that bring systemwide improvements to the way the needs of adult offenders with mental disabilities or illnesses are addressed.</p><p> Mental health courts are a recent phenomenon and require collaboration and consideration from practitioners in both the criminal justice and mental health fields. Mental health courts typically involve judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other court personnel who have expressed an interest in or possess particular mental health expertise. The courts generally deal with nonviolent offenders who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Today, more than 150 of these courts exist, and more are being planned.</p><p> The goal of BJA's Mental Health Court grant program is to decrease the frequency of clients' contacts with the criminal justice system by providing courts with resources to improve clients' social functioning and link them to employment, housing, treatment, and support services.</p><p> BJA funds projects that emphasize:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Continuing judicial supervisionincluding periodic reviewover preliminarily qualified offenders with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are charged with misdemeanors and/or nonviolent offenses.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The coordinated delivery of services, which includes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Specialized training of criminal justice personnel to identify and address the unique needs of offenders who are mentally ill or mentally retarded.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Voluntary outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment, in the least restrictive manner appropriate as determined by the court, that carries with it the possibility of dismissal of charges or reduced sentencing on successful completion of treatment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Centralized case management involving the consolidation of cases that involve mentally ill or mentally disabled defendants (including probation violations) and the coordination of all mental health treatment plans and social services, including life skills training, placement, health care, and relapse prevention for each participant who requires such services.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Continuing supervision of treatment plan compliance for a term not to exceed the maximum allowable sentence or probation for the charged or relevant offense and, to the extent practicable, continuity of psychiatric care at the end of the supervised period.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>BJA funds a number of Mental Health Courts around the nation. Click here</p><p>Legislation: The Mental Health Courts Program was created by "America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project" (Public Law 106-515). Support also comes through the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Public Law 108-414).</p><p>Funding: In FY 2006, BJA released a call for concept papers for a single new mental health court demonstration site.</p><p>Eligibility: States, state courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments may apply for funding under the Mental Health Courts initiative.</p><p>How/When To Apply: BJA currently does not have a solicitation for funding under this initiative. BJA released a call for concept papers for a single new mental health court demonstration site on December 5, 2005. Concept papers were due February 2, 2006. Applicants applied through Grants.gov.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheOnlyMe, post: 123224, member: 4515"] I have a problem with zero tolerance! I understand the concept dont get me wrong but when our kids are grown and they DEFEND themselves they will not be punished as long as they didnt instigate it. Yet in public ed system we teach them you are in trouble regardless if you started, regardless if you were defending yourself, regardless if you were being harrassed, regardless if you didnt tell anyone. Discipline is to change a behavior and my son has been suspended so many times in 12 yrs of school I don't even know how many times. Has the suspension changed the behavior? No but it has caused him not to TRUST the teachers, and the principals because they fail him by the choices for discipline based upon Zero tolerance. He is not a fighter will not start it but once his red eyes are on... it on like donkey kong, five adult men cant stop him... I try to tell them NIP it in the bud.. but in a 5A school or even a 1A they are ALWAYS reactive and not proactive. I have several parents in my support group children with "tickets for disorderly conduct" . Some don't even get an attorney and the justice of their county just doesn't even consider the disability!! I am not advocating a free pass for choices but consideration of was the child medication compliant? was the child in a medication change? was there a history with other participant? Wharton county got a grant for mental health court!!! It is high time for this!!:2hot: ********************************************************************************** Mental Health Courts Program Update: Mental Health Courts Program (FY 2006 Call for Concept Papers) The application period is now closed. Announcements: Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Solicitations The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is soliciting applications for the FY 2007 Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) for Jail Diversion grant program. The deadline for applications is March 27, 2007. To view the grant solicitation, click here. To learn more about the TCE for Jail Diversion initiative, click here. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) released People with Mental Illness GAINS/TAPA Center releases Mental Health/Jail Diversion Cost Simulation Planning Tool Solicitation (HTML or PDF) Overview: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, administers the Mental Health Courts Program. This program funds projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative, collaborative efforts that bring systemwide improvements to the way the needs of adult offenders with mental disabilities or illnesses are addressed. Mental health courts are a recent phenomenon and require collaboration and consideration from practitioners in both the criminal justice and mental health fields. Mental health courts typically involve judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other court personnel who have expressed an interest in or possess particular mental health expertise. The courts generally deal with nonviolent offenders who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Today, more than 150 of these courts exist, and more are being planned. The goal of BJA's Mental Health Court grant program is to decrease the frequency of clients' contacts with the criminal justice system by providing courts with resources to improve clients' social functioning and link them to employment, housing, treatment, and support services. BJA funds projects that emphasize: [LIST] [*]Continuing judicial supervisionincluding periodic reviewover preliminarily qualified offenders with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are charged with misdemeanors and/or nonviolent offenses. [*]The coordinated delivery of services, which includes: [LIST] [*]Specialized training of criminal justice personnel to identify and address the unique needs of offenders who are mentally ill or mentally retarded. [*]Voluntary outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment, in the least restrictive manner appropriate as determined by the court, that carries with it the possibility of dismissal of charges or reduced sentencing on successful completion of treatment. [*]Centralized case management involving the consolidation of cases that involve mentally ill or mentally disabled defendants (including probation violations) and the coordination of all mental health treatment plans and social services, including life skills training, placement, health care, and relapse prevention for each participant who requires such services. [*]Continuing supervision of treatment plan compliance for a term not to exceed the maximum allowable sentence or probation for the charged or relevant offense and, to the extent practicable, continuity of psychiatric care at the end of the supervised period. [/LIST] [/LIST] BJA funds a number of Mental Health Courts around the nation. Click here Legislation: The Mental Health Courts Program was created by "America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project" (Public Law 106-515). Support also comes through the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Public Law 108-414). Funding: In FY 2006, BJA released a call for concept papers for a single new mental health court demonstration site. Eligibility: States, state courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments may apply for funding under the Mental Health Courts initiative. How/When To Apply: BJA currently does not have a solicitation for funding under this initiative. BJA released a call for concept papers for a single new mental health court demonstration site on December 5, 2005. Concept papers were due February 2, 2006. Applicants applied through Grants.gov. [/QUOTE]
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