Mental health courts spread in Kansas cities
Advocates in Topeka Lawrence Kansas City and Wichita push independent mental health courts to divert low level offenders from jail into treatment programs. Judges therapists and civic leaders describe the model as a path to recovery and reduced recidivism, with housing therapy and job support forming the core.
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Kansas Cities
Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas City
Wichita
Jason Geier
Kansas
Oklahoma
Judicial Commission
Gladys Williams
Comcare
Sedgwick County
Richard Cagan
The
National Alliance For Mental Illness
Topeka State Hospital
Cagan
John Boutwell
Hutchinson
Boutwell
Kansas Department of Corrections
Johnson County
Frank Denning
Kathleen Lynch
Wyandotte
David Oaks
MindFreedom International
Scientology
Washburn University
University of Kansas
Terry
Alternative Sentencing Court
Department of Justice
Kansas Health Foundation
Gage Park
Andrew
Alcoholics Anonymous
Michael
Valeo Behavioral Health Care
Paula
Derek Schmidt
Lynch
Wyandotte County
Rainbow
Charlie Ross
Annie Neri
Neri
Ross
Sam Brownback
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Lawrence Public Library
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Brandon
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County
Kck’s Wellness Court
Thad Alltor
Bryce Abbott
Nts Telegram
Southwest Kansas
Finney County
Finney
Gray
Grant
Greeley
Hamilton
Haskell
Kearny
Lane
Scott
Stanton
Stevens
Brett Riggs
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