Behavioral Health Docket (BHD)

About
Behavioral Health Docket is specialized criminal court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system that enable the judiciary to manage its workload more efficiently. Under the leadership and regular interaction of presiding judges, and through voluntary offender participation, Behavioral Health Docket shall address offenders with mental health conditions and drug addictions that contribute to criminal behavior. Behavioral Health Docket shall employ evidence-based practices to diagnose behavioral health illness and provide treatment, enhance public safety, reduce recidivism, ensure offender accountability, and promote offender rehabilitation in the community. Local officials shall complete a planning process recognized by the state Behavioral Health Docket advisory committee before establishing a Behavioral Health Docket program.

Behavioral Health Docket Advisory Committee

• Members

Evaluation Reports

• 2020 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report
• 2018 Behavioral Health Dockets Annual Report

Forms

• BHD Application
• BHD Application Review Checklist

General Information

• BHD Brochure
• BHD Directory
• BHD Standards

Resource and Reference Materials

• BHD - New Coordinator Checklist
• Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
• The Essential Elements of Mental Health Dockets in Virginia
• Promising Practices for Jail Diversion Across the Sequential Intercept Model