Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2011 Nov-Dec;34(6):406-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.10.005. Epub 2011 Nov 8.
The increasing involvement of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system has led to the formation of specialty programs such as mental health courts (hereafter MHCs). We discuss MHCs and the teams serving these courts. Specifically, we examine team members' perceptions of MHC goals and their own and others' roles on the MHC team. Using a semi-structured interview instrument, we conducted 59 face-to-face interviews with criminal justice and mental health treatment personnel representing 11 Ohio MHCs. Findings from our qualitative data analyses reveal that MHC personnel understand individuals' roles within the teams, recognize and appreciate the importance of different roles, and share common goals. MHCs could foster this level of understanding and agreement by working to recruit and retain individuals with experience in or willingness to learn about both the criminal justice and mental health systems. Future research should explore the impact of MHC team functioning on client outcomes.
精神疾病患者越来越多地参与刑事司法系统，导致出现了专门的项目，例如心理健康法庭（以下简称 MHC）。我们讨论了 MHC 以及为这些法庭提供服务的团队。具体来说，我们研究了团队成员对 MHC 目标的看法，以及他们自己和其他人在 MHC 团队中的角色。我们使用半结构化访谈工具，对代表俄亥俄州 11 个 MHC 的刑事司法和精神卫生治疗人员进行了 59 次面对面访谈。我们的定性数据分析结果表明，MHC 人员了解团队内部个人的角色，认识到并重视不同角色的重要性，并拥有共同的目标。MHC 可以通过努力招募和留住具有刑事司法和精神卫生系统经验或愿意学习相关知识的人员，来促进这种理解和共识。未来的研究应探讨 MHC 团队运作对客户结果的影响。
