What is the adult therapeutic court?

The London Adult Therapeutic Court was created in June 2007. It is also known as the Mental Health Court. The Court operates on Wednesdays and follows a therapeutic jurisprudence model rather than an adversarial model.

With significant rates of Ontario offenders and inmates suffering from mental health issues, the Adult Therapeutic Court plays an increasingly important role in our community. The Court’s goal is to avoid the criminalization of mental illness and prevent reoffending by diverting these individuals out of the criminal justice system and directing them to the proper medical resources.

Offenders must receive approval to be diverted into the Adult Therapeutic Court. Adults with serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, concurrent disorders such as a mental illness and a substance abuse problem, and those with an acquired brain injury, dementia, or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder are all good candidates to be accepted into the Court. Our lawyers have extensive experience in the Adult Therapeutic Court. If you would like to learn more about the Adult Therapeutic Court, contact our office today.