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Mental Health Courts

Mental Health Courts require collaboration and consideration from practitioners in both the criminal justice and mental health fields. Mental Health Courts typically involve judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other court personnel. The courts generally deal with nonviolent offenders who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The goal of a Mental Health Courts is to decrease the frequency of clients' contacts with the criminal justice system by providing courts with resources to improve clients' social functioning and link them to employment, housing, treatment, and support services.

For more information on Mental Health Courts, please contact Jackie Rendo at (801) 323-9900 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For a copy of Jackie's Presentation about Mental Health Court from the 2012 NAMI Utah State Conference click HERE.

Justice, Treatment and Cost--An evaluation on the fiscal cost of mental health court

Utah Mental Health Courts and Contact Information

Cache County Mental Health Court

Judge Kevin K. Allen
Case Manager: Denise Ciebien; 435-755-1860
Bear River Mental Health Case Manager: Scott Likinstaff; 435-752-0750

Weber County Mental Health Court

Judge Noel S. Hyde
Case Manager: Danelle Zuech; 801-395-1151 or Roxanne 801-395-1100
Weber Human Services Clinical Evaluator: Klay Reeder 801-625-3729

Davis County Mental Health Court

Judge Glenn Dawson
Coordinator: Teresa Kendell 801-451-4302

Salt Lake County Mental Health Court

Judge Judith Atherton; Judge Ann Boyden
Case Manager: Glen McDonald; 801-595-4034
Public Defender's Office: 801-532-5444

Utah County Mental Health Court

4th District Court: Judge Samuel McVey
Provo City Justice Court: Judge Vernon Romney
Orem City Justice Court: Judge Reed Parking
Wasatch Mental Health Case Manager: Brian Butler; 801-373-7394

Washington County Mental Health Court

Judge James Shumate (until 12/31/12)
Judge John Walton (beginning 1/1/13)
Team Manager: Carol Camacho; 435-986-5707
Southwest Behavioral Health Case Manager: Shari Lindsey; 435-634-5600

Federal Mental Health Court

U.S. District Court, District of Utah
Judge Brooke C. Wells
Coordinator: Karan D. Pace 801-535-2752

Juvenile Mental Health Courts

Cache Valley

Logan: Judge Larry E. Jones
Coordinator: Alissa Weller 435-750-1296

Box Elder County:

Judge Larry E. Jones
Coordinator: Alissa Weller; 435-750-1296

3rd District Court-Salt Lake County:

Coordination of Care Court (C3)
Judge C. Dane Nolan
C3 Program Coordinator: Scott Curry, Senior Probation Officer; 801-238-5399

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Healthy Eating

We all need nutrition to support our bodies. A poor diet equals poor health, contributing to obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes - conditions that many people living with mental illness are at a high risk of developing. Nutrition is important for everyone. If you are living with mental illness, eating well is especially important for you, because what you eat can affect your daily life, mood and energy level. Healthy eating is not about being thin or deprivation. Healthy eating is about feeling good, having more energy, participating in your recovery and mapping out your future. Simply put, healthy eating is one of the best things you can do to improve wellness. Dietary guidelines set by the USDA state that a healthy diet is one that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fat free or low fat milk products. A healthy diet should include lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs and nuts. Be sure to limit saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, sodium and added sugars. Lear more about the U.S. government's guidlelines by reveiwing the food pyramid: mypyramid.gov.

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