4/30/2011

Why Mental Health Court?

Why Mental Health Court?From what I understand from a US dept of Justice article Mental health court is voluntary, but the actual details of the programs vary state by state, even county by county. Mental health court (according tot he article) is for people that are likely to repeat offenses, because of obvious need for mental help.
Now here is the question... I am on probation, non reporting over a traffic violation (not having insurance). I was not on any drugs or drinking at the time. This is the first time I have EVER been in trouble at age 25, and a mother of 3, btw. I went to court over this, and was put on probation. I peed clean initially and was put on non reporting... fast forward... another drug test, still peed clean, BUT the lines were very faint for pot and benzos(no idea what they are?). Impossible, for anything to show up, except maybe prenatals(I am pregnant), I don't do anything, I think their tests are flawed... well the PO kept harassing me that I was doing these things, even though I showed clean, and I finally got sick of it and yelled at her to take me to the hospital to get me retested (after her harassing me for an hour) and she referred me to mental health court... and now I am being forced. I am not as concerned about the actual councilling as the meds they may try to put me on, being pregnant, and as far as just about everyone I know is and I am concerned a pretty "normal" person. I am a stay at home mom/homemaker, have always been, as an adult. Should I contact a lawyer? I am not at risk for "repeating" my offense, because I don't have a car, and no access to one, and I am going to to get all legal, as soon as my suspension is up, and buy a car, so they cant do this crap to me again. I know they hear this stuff all the time, but is there any way I can convince them that they should use their "services" for someone in more need of them than I?
I understand the need for mental health services in a community, and even recommendations of the court for them, hell, even forced(in some cases), but I have no way of getting back and forth, I am walking 5 miles each way to OB appts. as is. I think (maybe sounds like I am a nut now :) ) that it is because they want me to be in the "system" longer, because it is a small town, with small town politics, and where I yelled at the PO, but Christ, they kept accusing me of doing something I don't even have a clue what it is, and pot, which I haven't smoked since having kids! What am I supposed to do? Say yes I did something(that I didn't do) and go to jail, just to make them happy?

What to do, what to do?

Answer by Lyle G
Start by suggesting they read the instructions.
Faint lines are negative.

Answer by PAUL W
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