The Child & Family team not only works with the individual on the legal aspects of restoring competence, but on establishing a specific curriculum to increase understanding of mental illness and treatment that will keep the person from decompensating in the future.

The team works closely with the judicial system to advocate for the best outcome for the individuals during treatment.

This service model allows Child & Family to maintain OCR program goals to:

• Improve cognitive functioning

• Developing understanding of legal process - pleas, verdicts, sentences, and different roles of courtroom members

• Participate in an appropriate degree of treatment that will keep individuals stable over a lifetime

While competency restoration is the goal, increased community stabilization is achieved in an effort to decrease involvement in the criminal justice system and enhance mental health treatment. Services are provided in Dallas and Waxahachie.