Colorado Judicial Branch

Mental Health Court

MENTAL HEALTH COURT is a specialized court that seeks to craft a meaningful response to the problems posed by defendants with co-occurring substance use and mental illness in the criminal justice system. The Court aims to improve the court system’s ability to identify, assess, evaluate and monitor offenders with mental illness, create effective linkages between the criminal justice and mental health systems, and improve public safety by ensuring that participants receive high quality community-based services.

As of April 2022, there are adult mental health courts in the following locations:

District	Location	County	Start Date	Coordinator	Contact Information
1	Golden	Jefferson/Gilpin	2015	Brigitte Smith Russell Marsitto	brigitte.smith@judicial.state.co.us russell.marsitto@judicial.state.co.us
8	Ft. Collins	Larimer	2014	Matthew Jackson	matthew.jackson@judicial.state.co.us
10	Pueblo	Pueblo	2012	William Varley	william.varley@judicial.state.co.us
11	Canon City	Fremont/Park	2011	Jodi Agnes	jodi.agnes@judicial.state.co.us
18	Centennial	Arapahoe/Douglas/ Elbert/Lincoln	2009	Allison Leon	allison.leon@judicial.state.co.us

As of April 2022, there are juvenile mental health courts in the following locations:

District	Location	County	Start Date	Coordinator	Contact Information
17	Brighton	Adams	2010	Jesse Cain	jesse.cain@judicial.state.co.us