Mental Health Court is a four-phase Superior Court level intervention program for adults who have been accused of a crimes), and who are having difficulty maintaining their mental well-being and/or sobriety. It is a collaborative effort between the Superior Court, District Attorney’s Office, defense attorneys, treatment providers, law enforcement agencies, felony probation, and community partners.

By working together, we seek to provide a variety of programs and consistent supervision geared toward supporting and helping our participants maintain a healthy life. Mental Health Court involves frequent court appearances and random drug testing, as well as group and individual counseling. Mental Health Court awards incentives for compliant behavior, and imposes sanctions for undesirable behavior and programmatic violations. Participants who do not comply with the rules may be placed in short-term custody, restart their current phase of Mental Health Court, and/or a variety of other sanctions.

Participants may also be terminated from Mental Health Court for failure to comply. It is our goal to improve the quality of life and reduce recidivism for participants. Those who graduate will have a solid foundation to build upon to become even more productive members of our community.

The Mental Health Court Judge will make all decisions regarding to participation in the Mental Health Court Program with input from the Mental Health Court team. The Mental Health Court team consists of the following members:

• Superior Court Judge
• Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office
• Defense Attorney(s)
• Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office
• Department of Community Supervision- Lawrenceville
• Mental Health Court Case Manager
• Accountability Courts Coordinator
• Treatment Provider (View Point Health)

Prior to each Mental Health Court session, the Mental Health Court team members familiarize themselves with every participant's progress and setbacks so that they may discuss that progress during the Mental Health Court session.

If you are interested in the Gwinnett County Mental Health Court Program, please contact us at:

• AccountabilityCourtReferrals@GwinnettCounty.com
• Intake Coordinator - 770.822.8849
• Case Manager - 770.822.8047
• Program Director - 770.822.8558
• Assistant Program Director - 770.822.7577

Gwinnett County Accountability Courts do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status such as disability, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity.