North Carolina H1044, the Justice in Mental Health Act, aims to enhance mental health services and reduce recidivism.

North Carolina H1044, the Justice in Mental Health Act, seeks to build additional capacity in state psychiatric hospitals, establish rehabilitative disposition and community safety programs, increase the limit on safekeeper beds, and provide funds for guidance for judges on identifying behavioral health risks among court-involved individuals. The bill appropriates funds for hiring staff to operate state psychiatric hospitals, expanding crisis response and clinical stabilization capacity, and developing guidance materials for court personnel.

North Carolina H1044, the Justice in Mental Health Act, aims to enhance mental health services and reduce recidivism.

North Carolina H1044, the Justice in Mental Health Act, seeks to build additional capacity in state psychiatric hospitals, establish rehabilitative disposition and community safety programs, increase the limit on safekeeper beds, and provide funds for guidance for judges on identifying behavioral health risks among court-involved individuals. The bill appropriates funds for hiring staff to operate state psychiatric hospitals, expanding crisis response and clinical stabilization capacity, and developing guidance materials for court personnel.