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05190aam a2200433 i 4500 001 A42E3A24580511E8A8F83C5097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180515010114 008 170919s2018 mau b 000 0deng 010 $a 2017044843 020 $a 0807086983 020 $a 9780807086988 035 $a (OCoLC)1004424857 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d CLE $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF3828.5 $b .L47 2018 084 $a BIO020000 $a MED102000 $a BIO020000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Lerner-Wren, Ginger, $e author. 245 12 $a A court of refuge : $b stories from the bench of America's first mental health court / $c Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren with Rebecca A. Eckland. 264 1 $a Boston, Massachusetts : $b Beacon Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xi, 192 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "The story of America's first Mental Health Court as told by its presiding judge, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren--from its inception in 1997 to its implementation in over 400 courts across the nation As a young lawyer, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren bore witness to the consequences of an underdeveloped mental health care infrastructure. Unable to do more than offer guidance, she watched families being torn apart as client after client was ensnared in the criminal justice system for crimes committed as a result of addiction, homelessness, and severe mental illness. She soon learned that this was not an isolated issue--The Treatment Advocacy Center estimates that in 44 states, jails and prisons house ten times as many people with serious mental illnesses than state psychiatric hospitals. In A Court of Refuge, Judge Lerner-Wren tells the story of how the court grew from an offshoot of her criminal division held during lunch hour without the aid of any federal funding, to a revolutionary institution that has successfully diverted more than 20,000 people with serious mental illness from jail and into treatment facilities and other community resources. Working under the theoretical framework of therapeutic jurisprudence, Judge Wren and her growing network of fierce, determined advocates, families, and supporters sparked a national movement of using courts as a place of healing. Poignant and sharp, Lerner-Wren demonstrates that though mental health courts offer some relief in underserved communities, they can only serve as a single piece of a new focus on the vast overhaul of the policies that got us here. Lerner-Wren crafts a refreshing possibility for a future where our legal system and mental health infrastructure work in step to decriminalize rather than stigmatize"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "As a young lawyer, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren bore witness to the consequences of an underdeveloped mental health care infrastructure. Unable to do more than offer guidance, she watched families being torn apart as client after client was ensnared in the criminal justice system for crimes committed as a result of addiction, homelessness, and severe mental illness. She soon learned that this was not an isolated issue--The Treatment Advocacy Center estimates that in 44 states, jails and prisons house ten times as many people with serious mental illnesses than state psychiatric hospitals. In A Court of Refuge, Judge Lerner-Wren tells the story of how the court grew from an offshoot of her criminal division held during lunch hour without the aid of any federal funding, to a revolutionary institution that has successfully diverted more than 17,000 people with serious mental illness from jail and into treatment facilities and other community resources. Working under the theoretical framework of therapeutic jurisprudence, Judge Wren and her growing network of fierce, determined advocates, families, and supporters sparked a national movement of using courts as a place of healing. Poignant and sharp, Lerner-Wren demonstrates that though mental health courts offer some relief in underserved communities, they can only serve as a single piece of a new focus on the vast overhaul of the policies that got us here. Lerner-Wren crafts a refreshing possibility for a future where our legal system and mental health infrastructure work in step to decriminalize rather than stigmatize"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Mental health courts $z United States. 650 0 $a Mentally ill offenders $z United States. $z United States. 650 0 $a People with mental disabilities and crime $z United States. 650 0 $a Criminal justice, Administration of $z United States. 650 7 $a LAW $x Disability. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a MEDICAL $x Mental Health. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY $x Lawyers & Judges. $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Eckland, Rebecca A., $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Lerner-Wren, Ginger. $t Court of refuge. $d Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, 2018 $z 9780807086995 $w (DLC) 2017045126 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217023724.0 952 $l PGAX715 $d 20190226154002.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190129010711.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A42E3A24580511E8A8F83C5097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search