Team Members

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.

The 2009 Saint John Mental Health Court Team at its last Annual Review Meeting