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Commissioner presses county to apply for state mental health court grant as AOC approval remains key
Summary
Commissioner William O'Dea urged Hudson County to apply immediately for a state Mental Health Diversion Program grant and to start a local mental‑health court, saying key partners support the plan. County staff said formal approval rests with the Administrative Office of the Courts and that they are coordinating with the assignment judge before filing.
Commissioner William O'Dea urged Hudson County administration to move quickly to establish a mental‑health court and to pursue the Attorney General’s Mental Health Diversion Program grant, saying the prosecutor’s office, public defender and County Executive have expressed support. “I’m the one who raised the issue of mental health court first and foremost,” O’Dea said, pressing staff to RSVP for the grant application webinar and to file the county’s application well before the May 21 deadline.
County Administrator Abraham Antun and a county staffer identified in the transcript as Ms. Davis…
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