National
Stories with a national or multi-state scope.
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National Center for State Courts issues roadmap for managing competency dockets
Source: National Center for State Courts
- State psychiatric hospital bed counts hit a historic low
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Researchers document a national 'competency crisis' straining evaluators and hospitals
Source: Behavioral Sciences & the Law, by Daniel C. Murrie, W. Neil Gowensmith, Lauren E. Kois, and Ira K. Packer
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National judicial task force calls for competency-process reforms
Source: State Justice Institute
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Reporting finds people released after incompetency dismissals often get no follow-up treatment
Source: KFF Health News, by Katheryn Houghton
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APA task force report addresses nationwide psychiatric bed shortage
Source: American Psychiatric Association
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50-state survey compares competency-restoration approaches nationwide
Source: NRI, by National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute (NRI)
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First national estimate puts competency evaluations at over 60,000 a year
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Nathaniel P. Morris, Dale E. McNiel, and Renée L. Binder
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National report calls for states to rethink competency evaluation and restoration
Source: CSG Justice Center, by Hallie Fader-Towe and Ethan Kelly
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COVID-19 leaves few safe options for defendants found incompetent to stand trial
Source: The Marshall Project, by Christie Thompson
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Psychiatrist argues a full continuum of restoration services makes jail-based restoration unnecessary
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Reena Kapoor
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Commentary compares state approaches for defendants who are incompetent, unrestorable and deemed dangerous
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Joseph D. Bloom and Scott E. Kirkorsky
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Study finds rising numbers of incompetent defendants being routed into long-term hospital care
Source: CNS Spectrums (Cambridge University Press), by Katherine Warburton, Barbara E. McDermott, Anthony Gale, and Stephen M. Stahl
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Study of 50 states' forensic directors documents 76 percent growth in forensic hospital patients
Source: CNS Spectrums, by Amanda Wik, Vera Hollen, William H. Fisher
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Marshall Project and Frontline show Pennsylvania's competency wait as a window on a national problem
Source: The Marshall Project (with PBS Frontline), by Christie Thompson, Leila Miller, and Manuel Villa
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ABA Journal feature examines how routine forced medication has become in competency restoration
Source: ABA Journal, by Lee Nacozy
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Literature review weighs hospital, jail and outpatient settings for restoring competency
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Graham S. Danzer, Elizabeth M.A. Wheeler, Apryl A. Alexander and Tobias D. Wasser
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NASMHPD research arm catalogs jail-based competency restoration programs and their results
Source: NRI (NASMHPD Research Institute), by Amanda Wik
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NASMHPD research arm reviews community-based outpatient competency restoration programs across the states
Source: NRI (NASMHPD Research Institute), by Amanda Wik
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Journal commentary argues jail-based restoration and forced medication are poor substitutes for timely hospital care
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Alan R. Felthous and Joseph D. Bloom
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Study of admission screening at a state hospital finds value in checking response style among patients committed as incompetent to stand trial
Source: International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, by Barbara E. McDermott, William J. Newman, Jonathan Meyer, Charles L. Scott, Katherine Warburton
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NASMHPD assessment finds forensic patients in state hospitals up 76 percent, driven by incompetency cases
Source: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), by Amanda Wik, M.A.; Vera Hollen, M.A.; William H. Fisher, Ph.D.
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Treatment Advocacy Center models how small policy changes could shorten waits for forensic beds
Source: Treatment Advocacy Center
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American Bar Association issues revised criminal justice mental health standards, including a competence-to-proceed section
Source: American Bar Association
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National report finds psychiatric bed shortage continuing nationwide
Source: Treatment Advocacy Center, by Doris A. Fuller, Elizabeth Sinclair, Jeffrey Geller, Cameron Quanbeck, and John Snook