![]() Once a defendant is referred to Wellness Court, an appointment shall be scheduled immediately with the Program Coordinator/Probation Officer. Information gathered by the Program Coordinator/Probation Officer will be presented at the next Treatment Team meeting for review and final determination of eligibility by the Wellness Court Judge. Potentially appropriate participants will be screened for legal eligibility and clinical appropriateness. Once an offender is referred, legal screening will occur first and then if appropriate a clinical assessment for eligibility will be provided. ![]() The Referral Form states that the Wellness Court Treatment Team shall complete an assessment to determine eligibility. ![]() Each Judge has a pre-printed Referral Form available in every courtroom. ![]() The formal referral process initiates upon a request from a Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge for Wellness Court assessment. Wellness Court Treatment Team members shall pass along referral information to the Program Coordinator/Probation Officer from all sources. Referrals may be made formally and informally from many sources, including: Judges, attorneys, prosecutors, case managers, self-referral, police officers, pre-trial services, probation officers, jail staff, or others. The Wellness Court supports the referral of all potentially eligible defendants for review under these policies and procedures. In addition, the offender must meet legal and clinical eligibility criteria and is subject to the admission and termination criteria developed, reviewed, and agreed upon by the Advisory Committee. The Wellness Court serves Lorain County residents who are charged with felonies and have a severe or serious mental illness which has led to criminal justice involvement and for whom community-based, court-monitored treatment would provide the ability to lead self-sufficient, law-abiding lives. The Wellness Court provides offenders who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness that contributed to their involvement in the criminal justice system with access to treatment and resources necessary to establish accountability, independence, and stability, ultimately decreasing their interaction with the criminal justice system and improving their overall quality of life. This Program Description provides a comprehensive explanation of the Wellness Court, including its written policies and procedures, defined goals and objectives, and the roles and responsibilities of its Advisory Committee and Treatment Team members. The Lorain County Common Pleas Wellness Mental Health Court (“Wellness Court”) is a specialized docket program offering targeted treatment for offenders who have been diagnosed with a severe or serious mental illness where such illness was a primary factor leading to their involvement in the criminal justice system. Hours of operation for the Elyria Municipal Court are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:30p.m, excluding federal holidays.LORAIN COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT WELLNESS MENTAL HEALTH COURT The Elyria Municipal Court handles over 20,000 new cases yearly, making it one of the busiest local municipal courts in Ohio Felony cases are heard to determine probable cause before being bound-over to the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. The court tries all misdemeanors, ordinance violations, and traffic cases occurring within the above jurisdictions, civil cases (where $15,000 or less is in controversy), and small claim complaints (where $6,000 or less is in controversy). Today, the Elyria Municipal Court has two elected judges and one elected municipal court clerk. According to the 2000 Federal Census, the Elyria Municipal Court district serves over 118,000 citizens. The Elyria Municipal Court district serves the cities of Elyria and North Ridgeville, the villages of Grafton and Lagrange and the townships of Carlisle, Columbia, Eaton, Elyria, Grafton, and Lagrange. At the time, the Elyria Municipal Court was a single-judge court until the 1970s when the court expanded to two judges. The Elyria Municipal Court was established in 1955 by the Ohio State Legislature. Welcome to the Elyria Municipal Court website.
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