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Ingham County judge describes mental health court model, outcomes and limits of capacity
Summary
Judge Richard L. Hillman testified to the House Oversight Subcommittee about the Ingham County district mental health court: its voluntary, court-supervised treatment model, funding, participant capacity, services offered and limitations when participants require incarceration or inpatient care.
LANSING, Mich. — Judge Richard L. Hillman of the 55th District Court in Ingham County told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Public Health and Food Security on May 13 that the county’s mental health court provides a voluntary, court-supervised treatment alternative for people with serious mental illness who are charged with crimes.
Hillman described the court’s team-based model, the program’s funding, its participant limits and the population it serves, and he explained how the court coordinates with community mental health, probation, public defenders and peer-support specialists.
Why it matters: The judge’s testimony gave legislators a detailed picture of how a local specialty court operates as an alternative to incarceration for many people with serious mental illness, and how the court’s success depends on availability of community services, medication and residential supports.
Richard L. Hillman, presiding judge and mental health court judge for the 55th District Court, said the local district…
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