#7 Judge Wolke: Promoting Public Safety by Strengthening the Civil System

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Judge Pat Wolke, Josephine County Mental Health Court Judge; Co-Chair of the Workgroup to Decriminalize Mental Illness; and Member of the Chief Justice’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee discusses:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">His work to strengthen the pathways into the civil system as a diversion from the criminal justice system, particularly in regards to civil commitment and assisted outpatient treatment (AOT).</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What AOT is and how it can be useful.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The connection between the difficulty around the civil process and fitness to proceed numbers. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of mental health courts in changing people’s lives while supporting public safety. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p>