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2019 Judicial Summit on Mental Health

San Marcos, Texas

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JCMH Summit 2019

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2020 Charley H. Shannon Advocate for Justice Award Recipients

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2019 National Alliance on Mental Illness National Convention

Seattle, WA

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The Judicial Commission on Mental Health was created by a joint order of the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The mission of the Judicial Commission on Mental Health is to engage and empower court systems through collaboration, education, and leadership, thereby improving the lives of individuals with mental health needs and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

2021 JCMH Meeting Dates:

Friday, February 19, 2021 Rescheduled: March 12	9 am - 12 pm	Commission Meeting
Tuesday, March 2, 2021	12 - 1 pm	Collaborative Council Meeting
Friday, April 23, 2021	9 am - 12 pm	Commission Meeting
Tuesday, May 4, 2021	12 - 1 pm	Collaborative Council Meeting
Friday, Aug. 13, 2021	9 am -12 pm	Commission Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021	12 - 1 pm	Collaborative Council Meeting
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021	12 - 1 pm	Collaborative Council Meeting

October 14 & 15, 2021

4th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health

2020 Judicial Summit on Mental Health

The 2020 JCMH Summit video replays are live! Check out session videos and resource materials from the Summit.

2020 JCMH Summit

JCMH Tools & Resources

Texas Juvenile Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law Bench Book

The statutes discussed in this Bench Book provide a baseline for procedures aimed at identifying and addressing the needs of juveniles with mental health diagnoses or IDD.

2019 Annual Report to the Courts

Texas Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law: Selected Statutes and Rules

Texas Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law Bench Book

The statutes discussed in this Bench Book provide a baseline for procedures aimed at identifying and addressing the needs of persons with mental health challenges or IDD.

Assessing Mental Health & IDD Landscape by Intercept

Leading Change: Improving Courts' Response to Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Needs

Texas Counties' Innovations in Mental Health Treatment video

Spotlight: Texas Counties' Innovations in Mental Health Treatment

The Office of Court Administration produced a video to highlight four Texas counties' efforts to improve their mental health systems.

Texas Counties' Innovations in Mental Health Treatment

Mental Health Resources

"The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute provides high quality, nonpartisan and objective policy research and development to improve mental health services in Texas."

"Working collaboratively, we can change the patterns of mental illness across Texas, especially for marginalized populations."

"the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness."