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Mentally ill people who commit crimes and go through a special mental health court rather than the standard criminal justice system are less likely to be re-arrested, and are also at lower risk of future arrest for violent crimes, a study of a San Francisco program shows. "This mental health court model has promise as one approach to reducing the unnecessary criminalization of people with mental disorders," Dr. Dale E. McNiel of the University of California at San Francisco, a study author, told Reuters Health. "Clearly other interventions have promise, including enhancing the mental health services in the community." Read on
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