National judicial task force calls for competency-process reforms
The National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts' Response to Mental Illness, convened by the National Center for State Courts, released its final report and recommendations for how state courts should handle cases involving serious mental illness, including competency proceedings, urging expedited processes and expanded diversion.
The recommendations fed into more detailed, practice-oriented guidance the National Center for State Courts published in the years that followed, including a 2023 resource hub and a 2025 roadmap document aimed specifically at court administrators.
Source: Judicial Task Force Releases Final Report on State Courts' Response to Mental Illness — State Justice Institute
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