Toolkits

Like other states across the U.S., Texas faces a growing crisis in the number of people who are waiting in county jails for inpatient competency restoration services after being declared incompetent to stand trial. Not only has this increased costs and overburdened state agencies and county jails, but it also is taking a significant toll on the health and well-being of people waiting in Texas jails for inpatient competency restoration services. 

This toolkit includes a set of strategies that stakeholders can implement to help eliminate the wait for inpatient competency restoration services in Texas.

Mental Health Courts are a type of specialty court treatment program that connects defendants with long-term community-based treatment. The courts use assessments, individualized treatment plans, and judicial monitoring to address both the mental health needs of individuals and public safety concerns of the local community. JCMH assists counties with creating, expanding, and improving local mental health courts and dockets. Assistance includes guidance, training, grant opportunities and connections with mentor courts.