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An
integral part in the development of the
Mental Health Court
model and of
the
Court’s operation is
the Mental Health Court Team. While
there have been
some
personnel changes over the three year span of the pilot project,
overall
consistency
of team members and continuity of approach have been maintained
throughout
the process.
The
team members have been committed, dedicated and passionate in their
efforts
to develop the model and to help those who have entered the Court.
The
current Mental Health Court Team consists of :
The
Hon. Judge Alfred H. Brien
Mr.
Patrick Wilbur, Crown Prosecutor
Mr.
Brian Ferguson, Duty Defence Counsel
Mrs.
Margaret Gallagher, Duty Defence Counsel
Mr.
Shawn Parlee, Probation Officer
Dr.
Vinod Joshi , Psychiatrist, Mental Health Services
Ms.
Susan O’Brien, Mental Health Nurse
Mr.
Robert
Dickison , Caregiver , Salvation Army
Others
who have served on the Team include Crown prosecutors Lucie
Mathurin-Ring,
Steven Hinkley and the late Philip Holland,
Probation officers
Kathie Rodger,
Sean Haggerty and Marilyn Estey, Dr. Pamela Forsythe, Jane Nason,
and
Mental Health Nurse Dorothy
Hughes.
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