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Senate moves to create mental health courts; sponsors say courts reflect evolving needs
Summary
Senate substitute for SB 218 was adopted and perfected; the bill would authorize mental health courts in Missouri, modeled on existing specialty courts, and reference a statutory definition of mental health disorder already in law.
Senators adopted a Senate substitute for Senate Bill 218 and declared the measure perfected and ordered printed. The sponsor said the bill would provide for mental health courts and described the measure as responding to requests from judicial circuits across Missouri.
The sponsor, the senator from Livingston, outlined the history of specialty courts in Missouri—adult treatment courts, DWI courts, family courts, juvenile courts…
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