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How Mental Health and Addiction Disorders May be Linked According to one of the largest studies done on co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders nearly 20% of respondents with a substance abuse disorder had an independent mood disorder and over 17% had at least one independent anxiety disorder. The study was part of the […]
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Why Jailing People with Mental Illness May Be Ineffective Studies show that people suffering from mental health disorders may be more prone to commit particular crimes. In an effort to address the underlying mental illness that a person may suffer from, California lawmakers have made mental health diversion a priority. Mental health diversion programs under
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Tips for Maintaining Sobriety During the Big Game Superbowl Sunday is a solidified holiday for many football fans. Across the country millions of people are watching the San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Many Superbowl parties are filled with good eats and plenty of adult drinks. For someone in sobriety, Superbowl gatherings
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Understanding California’s Deferred Entry of Judgment Programs California offers a number of pretrial diversion programs which allow the court to dismiss criminal charges against certain defendants upon completion of a program. The goal of pretrial diversion programs is to help those charged with misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felonies avoid a criminal record and address the
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A Look at the Number of Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders According to the most recent findings by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, there were over 30,000 repeat DUI license suspensions in 2015. In an effort to deter repeat drunk driving offenses, California now requires all drivers convicted of second or subsequent DUIs to install
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Establishing a Pretrial Diversion Program for those with Mental Health Disorders California Assembly Bill 1810 established a diversion program for individuals with mental disorders that had been charged with a crime. In an effort to “mitigate the individuals’ entry and reentry into the criminal justice system,” the bill codified the mental health diversion program into
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Restrictions on Eligibility for Mental Health Diversion Under PC 1001.36 Penal Code § 1001.36 authorizes a court to grant pretrial diversion to defendants suffering from a mental health disorder. Qualified mental health disorders include but are not limited to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The defense must provide evidence to the
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Understanding Penal Code 1001.36 (Mental Health Diversion) The State of California allows for the court to decide within its discretion if a person is eligible for a diversion program based on mental health. Defined under Penal Code 1001.36, a person may be granted pretrial diversion if they have a recent diagnosis by a qualified mental
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Cheers to Starting the New Year Focused on Sobriety While there are a few different versions of how “Dry January” started, most agree that it was initiated in the United Kingdom around 2012. The first official Dry January was in 2013. The rules are pretty simple, to participate in Dry January you give up alcohol
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Excessive Alcohol Use Linked to Numerous Deaths Across the Country As reported by CNN, a new study published in the Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research journal shows that “the number of alcohol-related deaths increased by 50.9%” from 1999 to 2017. Liver disease and overdoses from alcohol or alcohol mixed with another drug were the primary
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