Latah County Mental Health Treatment Court
The Latah County Mental Health Treatment Court is designed for high-risk, high-need participants who need intensive treatment and closer supervision. The program runs for a minimum of 17 months and includes regular review hearings before the court.
This page covers the court’s schedule, location, and Zoom details, the testing requirements and testing location, and the treatment providers and team members who support participants.
You will also find the eligibility requirements, the screening process, the referral form, and answers to frequently asked questions. Before acceptance, a defendant must complete the mandatory evaluations and be accepted by the team, coordinator, judge, and prosecutor.
Hon. Megan Marshall
Presiding Judge
P.O. Box 8068
Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: 208-882-8580
Fax: 208-883-2259
Elizabeth Reynolds
Court Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 208-301-8612
Fax: 208-883-3357
Important Note
Prior to being accepted into any Treatment Diversion Court, the defendant must complete some MANDATORY evaluations and be "accepted" by the Team, Coordinator, Judge, and prosecutor. These forms are for informational purposes only. The official contract will be provided to your attorney upon completion of required evaluations.
Mental Health Court Schedule
- Staffing
1st-4th Monday’s at 3:00pm
- Court Session
1st-4th Monday’s at 4:00pm
- Location
522 S. Adams Street, Courtroom 1
- Zoom Information
Meeting ID: 979 2030 0806
Passcode: 519877- Phase 1 - 2
Attends court the 1st-4th Monday’s of the month
- Phase 3
Attends court the 1st and 3rd Monday’s of the month
- Phase 4-5
Attends court the 1st Monday of the month
Drug Testing
Mental Health Court requires random and frequent testing on all participants who are in the program. Testing occurs on a random basis on any days during the week, weekends and holidays. Participants will call the UA line every single day according to the procedure set by their program. All positive tests are sent in for confirmation.
- Location of Testing
Riverside Recovery
- Time of Testing
10:30am to 12:00pm
- Phone Number
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Participants may request to drug test at another location in District 2. Please reach out to the Coordinator for more information.
What is Mental Health Court?
Mental Health Court is designed for high risk/high need offenders who are suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. Mental Health Court provides intensive outpatient treatment, medication management, individual and group counseling, increased supervision and weekly review hearings with the Mental Health Court Judge. Mental Health Court is designed to keep mentally ill offenders out of the prison system. Mental Health Court follows evidence-based practice in the design and implementation of their programs. Participants are expected to follow program rules and participate in treatment. The length of the program ranges between 17-24 months long followed by a period of supervised probation of at least 6 months. Upon graduation, participants may receive a reduction in sentence, dismissal or avoid imposition of sentence and/or prison (riders). Participants are subject to sanctions and incentives depending on their progress in the program.
When did the program start? 2012
Mental Health Court Team Members
- Judge Megan Marshall
- Prosecutor Stephen Kwiatkowski
Public Defender
- Sandra Lockett
- Deborah McCormick
- Catherine Mabbutt
- Nicholas Smiley-Kallas
Treatment Providers Riverside Recovery
- Sarah Bennett
Idaho Department of Corrections Probation & Parole
- Aaron Wilder
Treatment
Latah County Mental Health Court currently partners with Riverside Recovery. Their office is located at ____________________, Moscow ID. Upon initial application to Mental Health Court, the participant will meet with one of the counselors at DHW for a mental health evaluation. Based upon the assessment recommendations and acceptance to the program, the participant will be assigned groups and an individual counselor. All participants must apply for Medicaid.
How to apply
Anyone may refer a person to Mental Health Court. Typically, a defendant's attorney will refer their client to the program. If you would like to refer your client to Mental Health Court, please review our eligibility requirements first, then fill out the referral form below and submit to [email protected]. If the defendant's case is out of county, please check with the coordinator first to see if they are accepting out of county cases at that time.