• Derek was arrested by police and charged with Theft under $5000
• He received the Promise to Appear document

• Support staff assisted Derek with his fingerprinting appointment

• Derek attended his first appearance and obtained his disclosure
• Derek met with Duty Counsel to help with his court case

Derek met with Duty Counsel to discuss his case further

Derek provided Duty Counsel with medical documentation, psychological assessment and a letter from his support staff

• Duty Counsel set up Crown Pre-Trial to discuss Derek’s court matter
• The Crown Attorney reviewed all the additional documentation
• The Crown attorney approved Derek for a Mental Health Diversion

Derek meets with CMHA and completes the intake and develops a Mental Health Diversion Plan which includes:

1. Counselling
2. Anti-Theft programming
3. Enroll in an Adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Justice Group (A-DBT Justice Group)

• Derek attended court and provided his update on how he is doing with his Mental Health Diversion Plan
• Derek’s court matter was adjourned (moved to) a new date to continue the work he is doing

• Derek attended court and his CMHA worker provided information to the courts that Derek completed all the requirements of his Mental Health Diversion Plan
• The Justice of the Peace agreed to withdraw his charges
• Derek no longer has to attend court and he will not have a criminal record

• Derek continues to meet with his counsellor on a bi-weekly basis
• Derek continues to use the skills he learned in his A-DBT Justice Group with his support staff at the group home
• Overall he is doing well and has learned a lot during the court process