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Mental Health Courts - Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

(3 days ago) WEBMental health courts provide a team of court staff and mental health professionals that work together to screen and assess defendants, develop treatment plans and supervise offenders. These courts offer defendants the opportunity to avoid incarceration by …

https://www.pacourts.us/judicial-administration/court-programs/mental-health-courts

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C.L. v. M.P. :: 2021 :: Pennsylvania Superior Court Decisions

(Just Now) WEBTherefore, the trial court erred in ordering Mother to disclose her mental health records to the GAL. - 21 - J-E03007-20 “Least” Intrusive Means Analysis Lastly, we next consider …

https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2021/1958-mda-2019.html

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Highlighting Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Courts

(3 days ago) WEBIn recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Courts today released an infographic highlighting data from the state’s mental health courts. In 2020, 62 percent of all discharged …

https://www.pacourts.us/news-and-statistics/news/news-detail/1106/highlighting-pennsylvanias-mental-health-courts

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Judges in PA can nix charges for mentally incompetent · Spotlight PA

(5 days ago) WEBA Centre County prosecutor pressed charges, but in 2019, Centre County Court of Common Pleas Judge Brian Marshall found that Humphrey suffered from …

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/11/pennsylvania-supreme-court-ruling-humphrey-competency/

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Pennsylvania v. Humphrey :: 2022 :: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

(4 days ago) WEBThis appeal presented the issue of whether Section 7403(e) of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act (“MHPA”), 50 P.S. § 7403(e), authorized a trial court to dismiss …

https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/2022/81-amp-82-map-2021.html

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At Issue: Confidentiality in Plaintiffs' Mental Health Records, Part 1

(1 days ago) WEBCOMMENTARY. At Issue: Confidentiality in Plaintiffs' Mental Health Records, Part 1. In two recent decisions the Pennsylvania Superior Court has …

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2022/01/27/at-issue-confidentiality-in-plaintiffs-mental-health-records-part-1/

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Pennsylvania Top Court to Consider Mental Health Care Blame Game

(5 days ago) WEBOct. 10, 2023, 6:48 PM UTC. Pennsylvania Top Court to Consider Mental Health Care Blame Game. By Mary Anne Pazanowski. Mary Anne Pazanowski. Legal Reporter. …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/pennsylvania-top-court-to-consider-mental-health-care-blame-game

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses the Duty of Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBOn July 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania also affirmed. Justice Kevin M. Dougherty authored the Supreme Court's majority opinion and relied …

https://www.wglaw.com/Trending/Newsletters/192206/Pennsylvania-Supreme-Court-Addresses-the-Duty-of-Mental-Healthcare-Providers-to-Warn-Others-Regarding-Patient-Threat-to-Harm-Neighbor

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Case Search - Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System

(Just Now) WEBIf you are searching for appellate court cases, you must choose the ‘Appellate’ or ‘Docket Number’ option. If your problem relates to a Pennsylvania court case, please …

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch

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Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Courts: What You Need to Know

(1 days ago) WEBLuzerne County started its Mental Health Court in 2009 and has a special track for veterans accused of crimes. Mental Health Court falls under the definition of a …

https://www.mvsklaw.com/pennsylvanias-mental-health-courts-what-you-need-to-know/

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Case Information - Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System

(Just Now) WEBIn addition, secure Court Summary Information, Case Accounting and Pre-Sentence Summary reports are available for Criminal Courts of Common Pleas and Philadelphia …

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Home/CaseInformation

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A CUSTODY CASE IS NOT A PLACE TO GET RECORDS FROM …

(2 days ago) WEBFaced with the hard stop provisions of Section 7111 of the Mental Health Procedures Act (title 50) the Court appointed a guardian ad litem to insulate the …

https://pafamilylaw.foxrothschild.com/2021/06/articles/family-law/a-custody-case-is-not-a-place-to-get-records-from-proceedings-under-the-mental-health-procedures-act-mhpa/

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Claims Dismissal in MHPAEA Case

(1 days ago) WEBThe case provides useful guidance for future litigants bringing claims under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and the Employee …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/mental-health-parity-recent-ninth-circuit-ruling-bolsters-mhpaea-and-erisa

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Case from mom whose son died by suicide and had his photo …

(2 days ago) WEBKaren Brookins of New Jersey first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 31 versus the City of Philadelphia and John …

https://pennrecord.com/stories/658255015-case-from-mom-whose-son-died-by-suicide-and-had-his-photo-shared-by-philly-cop-will-proceed

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Mental Health Court - Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania

(5 days ago) WEBMental Health Court. It is the purpose and passion of the Mental Health Court to help individuals accept, understand, and embrace their mental health conditions and, when …

https://www.alleghenycourts.us/criminal/departments/problem-solving-courts/mental-health-court/

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Pennsylvania Is Jailing Mentally Ill People Who Belong in Treatment

(5 days ago) WEBTwo federal courts had ruled that the Constitution requires states to transfer incompetent patients ordered to treatment within seven days. In Pennsylvania, one of the two DHS …

https://www.aclu.org/news/disability-rights/pennsylvania-jailing-mentally-ill-people-who-belong-treatment

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Mental Health Courts Data - Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

(1 days ago) WEBOpinions Search court opinions and postings Cases of Public Interest Find information on cases Court of Judicial Discipline New postings Docket Sheets Search, view and print …

https://www.pacourts.us/news-and-statistics/research-and-statistics/dashboard-table-of-contents/mental-health-courts-data

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Pennsylvania Case Shows How Mentally Ill Languish in Jails - PBS

(Just Now) WEBMentally Ill and Languishing in Jail. Anne Marcelline thought her daughter’s schizophrenia was under control. Elle, 34, had her own apartment in New York City, a …

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/incompetent-to-stand-trial-languishing-in-jail/

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Emerich v. Philadelphia Center The New Duty to Warn …

(9 days ago) WEBPennsylvania Robert M. Wettstein, MD The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, recently ad- dressed the duty of Pennsylvania mental health …

https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/27/2/309.full.pdf

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Maas v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. :: 2020 :: Supreme Court of

(6 days ago) WEBAppellee argues the Superior Court’s holding is limited to the facts of this case and did not expand the duties imposed upon mental health professionals under Emerich.10 …

https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/2020/7-wap-2019.html

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A Look at Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Courts

(4 days ago) WEBInfographic for Immediate Release . May 8, 2020 . A Look at Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Courts . HARRISBURG – In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness …

https://www.pacourts.us/assets/files/newsrelease-1/file-9241.pdf

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Psychiatric Records Can Be Subject to Discovery in Pennsylvania

(5 days ago) WEBIf so, discovery should ensue, and Gormley supports appropriate inquiry and production. *Kevin is a shareholder and Assistant Director of our Health Care Liability Department. …

https://marshalldennehey.com/articles/psychiatric-records-can-be-subject-discovery-pennsylvania

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55 Pa. Code § 5100.31. Scope and policy. - Pennsylvania Code

(3 days ago) WEBScope and policy. (a) This chapter applies to records of persons seeking, receiving or having received mental health services from any facility as defined in section 103 of the …

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter5100/s5100.31.html

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBThe country’s jails and prisons have become its largest provider of inpatient mental health treatment, with 10 times as many seriously mentally ill people now held …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Court case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and

(3 days ago) WEBFILE - The Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen, Feb. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. No one disputes that Michelle …

https://apnews.com/article/car-crash-insanity-defense-michelle-wierson-a03a29c9fbfb5749ba917446996c23a7

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Court case over fatal car crash in Decatur raises issues of mental

(8 days ago) WEBThe Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen, Feb. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. No one disputes that Michelle …

https://www.wabe.org/court-case-over-fatal-car-crash-in-decatur-raises-issues-of-mental-health-and-criminal-liability/

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Pennsylvania will make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled

(3 days ago) WEBPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will sign legislation to criminalize the misuse of a powerful animal tranquilizer called xylazine that is showing up in supplies of …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pennsylvania-make-animal-sedative-xylazine-controlled-substance-110045892

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says

(Just Now) WEBThe lawsuit seeks a court injunction to prohibit prison officials from placing people with any type of disability in solitary, and to bar the correction department and the …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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Court case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and

(3 days ago) WEBFILE - The Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen, Feb. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. No one disputes that Michelle …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-case-fatal-car-crash-raises-issues-mental-109813573

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Sex offence case dropped against 'traumatised' former Met officer …

(6 days ago) WEBA case against Novlett Robyn Williams risked her mental health, a prosecutor said. The case against a highly decorated Metropolitan Police officer has been dropped after a …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq3xw37jdqo

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Court case information - Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

(1 days ago) WEBCourt case information. To search and view individual court case information—for free—please go to the UJS web portal. On the web portal you will find: appellate court …

https://www.pacourts.us/public-records/court-case-information

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Jurors in traumatic trials such as Lucy Letby case to get free …

(6 days ago) WEBJurors who sit on traumatic trials such as that of serial baby killer nurse Lucy Letby are to get free counselling.. A pilot in 15 courts across England and Wales will run …

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/08/jurors-traumatic-trials-lucy-letby-free-counselling/

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