Behavioral Health Dockets (BHD)
About
Under the leadership and regular interaction of presiding judges, and through voluntary offender participation, Behavioral Health Docket address offenders with serious mental illness and substance use disorders that contribute to criminal behavior. Behavioral Health Dockets employ evidence-based practices to diagnose mental illness and provide appropriate treatment, enhance public safety, reduce recidivism, ensure offender accountability, and promote offender rehabilitation in the community. Local officials submit an application requesting approval to the Behavioral Health Docket Advisory Committee.
Evaluation Reports
- 2023 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report
- 2022 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report
- 2021 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report
- 2020 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report
- 2018 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report
General Information
Resource and Reference Materials
- Behavioral Health Docket Self-Assessment Tool
- BHD - New Coordinator Checklist
- Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
- Promising Practices for Jail Diversion Across the Sequential Intercept Model
- The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
- The Essential Elements of Mental Health Dockets in Virginia
- State Courts Leading Change – National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness (NCSC)
News Articles
- Albemarle-Charlottesville Behavioral Health Docket Graduation
- Finding Hope in Court’s Behavioral Health Dockets
- Hampton BHD First Graduation
- Loudoun County Behavioral Health Docket Celebrates Graduation
- Newport News Behavioral Health Docket Graduation
- Therapeutic Docket Celebrates 5 Years of Keeping Offenders Out of Jail
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