Description: Report on the study of existing statewide jail diversion programs and initiatives for individuals with a serious mental illness in Virginia and other states, and the feasibility of implementing an expedited diversion to court-ordered treatment (EDCOT) process to divert individuals with a serious mental illness to court-supervised mental health treatment, and shall (i) identify existing statewide jail diversion programs and initiatives for individuals with a serious mental illness in Virginia and determine the scope and effectiveness of such programs and initiatives, including the populations served; (ii) assess in what ways and to what extent an EDCOT process could divert individuals with a serious mental illness who are not currently served by existing programs in Virginia; (iii) examine the operational, legal, funding, and other barriers identified by stakeholders that would be required to address EDCOT implementation; and (iv) determine the feasibility of implementing an EDCOT process or similar diversion program in Virginia to allow for diversion of individuals with a serious mental illness not currently served by existing statewide diversion programs.
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