Bridges FAQ's
The two types of orders which can be entered to engage a court liaison
What is, competency and general mental health orders?
The year Bridges served its first participant
What is, 2019?
An event where both the prosecution and the defense may submit evidence pertaining to a defendant's ability to stand trial
The two types of disputes settled in the court system
What is, civil and criminal?
Provides health coverage to millions of Americans including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities
What is, Medicaid?
Court liaison can be appointed to work with a participant during the ______ involvement in the justice system.
What is, pre-sentence?
The Colorado County where Bridges served its first participant
What is, Clear Creek County?
The legal construct which refers to someone's current capacity to meaningfully and knowingly engage in legal proceedings
What is, competency?
The governing party over the Colorado court system
What is, the Colorado Supreme Court?
Responsible for promoting physical and behavioral health for individuals enrolled in Health First Colorado
What is, Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs)?
Court liaisons are unable to give _______ to participants, judges, and attorneys.
What is, legal advice?
The Senate Bill which established Bridges as an independent agency
What is, SB23-229
Defense counsel raises competency most often to protect a defendant's _______
What is, due-process rights?
The legal process of resolving a dispute of deciding a case
What is, adjudication?
Streamlines services and provides one central location where people can get connected to services, 3 digit number
What is, 2-1-1?
A court liaison is able to work with a participant ______ days following a finding of competency or a final dispostion
What is, 90 days?
The values of Bridges
What is, person-centered, solution-focused, and collaborative
The case law which sets the standard for competency across the United States
What is, Dusky v. United States 420 U.S. 162 (1960)?
Sometimes called pre-arrest diverson
What is, police-diversion or deflection?
Part of a federal nutrition program to help low-income households purchase food
What is, SNAP?
An individual involved in the competency process is to be re-evaluated every ________.
What is, 91 days?
One prime sponsor of the legislation which made Bridges an independent agency
Who is/are, Senator Bridges, Senator Kirkmeyer, Senator Sirota, and Representative Bockenfeld?
The settings in which restoration can take place (name them all)
What is, CMHIP, CMHIFL, Denver Health, Peak View, RISE Boulder, RISE Arapahoe, DRTU, outpatient restoration setting?
An act that is not inherently immoral but is prohibited by statue; examples include: using substances, jaywalking, loitering, trespassing, etc.
What is, malum prohibitum
Provides case management care planning and makes referrals to other resources for clients with the following qualifying needs: elderly, blind and disabled, mental health, persons living with AIDS, brain injury, spinal cord injury, children with life-limiting illness, children with a physical disability
What is, Single Entry Points?