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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 span of the operation,
overall
consistency
of team members and continuity of approach have been maintained
throughout
the process.
The
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.
Cherry Gabriel, Mental Health Nurse
Mr.
Robert
Dickison, Caregiver , Salvation Army*
Ms. Jennifer Dywer, Social Worker, Mental Health Services
*deceased December 29, 2009
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 Nurses Dorothy
Hughes and Susan O'Brien.
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