To provide an alternative to incarceration in the Hampden County Correctional Center or the Women's Correctional Center, and in some situations, legal fines for qualifying offenses committed by individuals who reside in Hampden County, who have a serious mental illness or a mental illness and a co-occurring alcohol/drug abuse problem that influenced the committing of the offense(s).
This program is imposed as special condition of a defendant's post-disposition probation. The goals of the Springfield Specialty Court: Mental Health Session are to maintain community safety, to provide opportunities for personal development and to reduce recidivism.
This program is imposed as special condition of a defendant's post-disposition probation. The goals of the Springfield Specialty Court: Mental Health Session are to maintain community safety, to provide opportunities for personal development and to reduce recidivism.
Services
Potential clients must be 17 years or older with charges in Springfield District Court, and facing possible incarceration. Potential clients may be individuals already on probation and at risk for violating probation or facing a V.O.P. They must have a history of a verifiable serious mental illness or presenting with symptoms suggesting a mental illness (e.g., Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder).
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