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More on WIT Court ? How You or Your Loved One Can Get Accepted into this Program

By Walin & Klarich

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"WIT" Court or "Whatever it Takes Court" is a collaborative court program that seeks to aid those who are mentally ill and on the verge of homelessness to stabilize their life through treating the mental illness. As mentioned in yesterday?s post, to be eligible for the program the defendant must have (1 )a ?serious and persistent? mental health disorders, (2) must be homeless or on the verge of homelessness and (3) must have ?non-violent? charges. But what makes a person have a serious and persistent mental health disorder? And was does being on the verge of homelessness require? A ?Serious and Persistent? mental health disorder is determined by the DSM or ?Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders? that classifies mental disorders into severity...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 23, 2009 (boomark / email).

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