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Magistrate judge: unmanaged mental health increases family, juvenile and criminal caseloads; treatment courts help but wait lists remain
Summary
Nez Perce County Magistrate Judge Karen Siebert told the Senate Judiciary committee that unmanaged mental health contributes to family breakdowns, child-protection cases and criminal charges, and that mental-health and treatment courts provide benefits but cannot meet all demand.
Nez Perce County Magistrate Judge Karen Siebert told the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee that unmanaged mental health is a common factor across family law, child-protection, juvenile and criminal dockets and that the courts frequently must manage cases that stem from untreated or inadequately treated behavioral-health needs.
"We as magistrate judges see a lot of people in crisis," Siebert said, describing how parental mental-health problems can undermine co-parenting and…
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