Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Handbook for Facilitators
Appendix D: Checklist for Collecting Data
Appendix D. Checklist for Collecting Data Table D.1—Checklist for Collecting Data Data
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Percentage of law enforcement service calls involving an individual with a mental disorder Dispositions of law enforcement service calls involving people with mental disorders
Percentage of current jail inmates with mental disorders Percentage of jail inmates receiving mental health treatment or psychotropic medications in jail
Percentage of jail inmates with mental disorders who have received treatment
Specific diagnoses of jail inmates receiving mental health treatment or psychotropic medications in jail
Average length of stay for inmates with mental disorders compared to general population
Types of charges of jail inmates with mental disorders compared to general population
Percentage of current jail inmates with five or more prior bookings
Percentage of jail inmates with mental disorders with five or more prior bookings
Costs resulting from the 25-50 heaviest users of jail, detoxification, psychiatric hospital, emergency room, and community-based mental health services Average length of time required for competency evaluations
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