Texas Judicial Commission On Mental Health

What Texas Judicial Commission On Mental Health does

The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) is a permanent judicial commission of the State of Texas, established in 2018 by the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals under the umbrella of the Office of Court Administration. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a seven-person staff, the JCMH's mandate is to engage and empower Texas court systems through collaboration, education, and leadership to improve outcomes for individuals with mental health needs, substance use disorders, or intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who come into contact with the justice system.

The JCMH operates as a policy, training, and convening body rather than a software or technology product company. Its core offerings include procedural adult and juvenile Mental Health and IDD Law Bench Books (5th and 4th Editions, 2025), the annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health (1,200+ attendees in 2025, with representation from all 254 Texas counties and all 39 LMHAs/LBHAs), the Treatment Courts Collaborative (a mentor-judge pairing program), free Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Mapping Workshops, standardized Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) forms, an Innovations Map of county-level resources, and a Court Liaison Pilot Program with diversion coordinators in select counties. Technical assistance and toolkits support the creation and expansion of mental health courts.

The JCMH does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through state judicial branch appropriations and delivers all programs free of charge to selected communities, including workshop planning, facilitator time, and report development. Its go-to-market is entirely event- and partnership-driven across Texas counties and the judicial branch; customer segments are Texas trial and appellate courts, county mental health law systems, and local mental health authorities. Notable recent outputs include legislative success with SB 1164 (2025) updating crisis detention and treatment statutes and an expanding base of 32 registered adult and 9 registered juvenile mental health court programs statewide.

Name

Texas Judicial Commission On Mental Health

Legal name

Judicial Commission on Mental Health

Website

https://texasjcmh.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) is a permanent state judicial commission established in 2018 by the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. It provides training, procedural bench books, technical assistance, and convening programs to Texas courts handling mental health, substance use, and IDD cases across all 254 counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Judicial Services

NAICS

Courts (92211), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Forensic & Correctional Behavioral Health Services (HLAFACAM)

Keywords

• Judicial mental health services
• Court education programs
• Specialty court development
• Mental health diversion programs
• Judicial bench book resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The JCMH is a state judicial commission established by the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, funded through state appropriations and administered through the Office of Court Administration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) is a permanent state judicial commission that engages and empowers Texas court systems through collaboration, education, and leadership to improve outcomes for individuals with mental health needs, substance use disorders, or intellectual and developmental disabilities. It produces procedural bench books, hosts an annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health, runs the Treatment Courts Collaborative pairing new judges with mentor judges, and delivers free Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Mapping workshops to Texas communities.

Product overview

The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health is a judicial commission that provides education, resources, and support to Texas courts handling cases involving individuals with mental health needs, substance use disorders, or intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The organization's offerings include procedural bench books (adult and juvenile versions), the annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health conference, the Treatment Courts Collaborative for mentoring judges on specialty courts, SIM Mapping Workshops for community resource assessment, the Court Liaison Pilot Program placing diversion coordinators in counties, the Summer Webinar Series, the Reimagining Justice Podcast, an Innovations Map of Texas mental health resources, various Toolkits for starting/improving mental health courts and implementing AOT programs, and standardized AOT legal forms. These products work together to support judges, attorneys, and justice system professionals in improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Texas Mental Health and IDD Law Bench Book A procedural guide for Texas judges hearing cases regarding persons with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
• Texas Juvenile Mental Health and IDD Law Bench Book A procedural guide for Texas juvenile judges hearing cases regarding children with mental illness and/or IDD.
• Judicial Summit on Mental Health Annual conference bringing together judges, attorneys, law enforcement, behavioral health professionals, and community leaders to improve justice for individuals with mental health needs.
• Treatment Courts Collaborative

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,200 attendees at 2025 Summit from all 254 Texas counties
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lynfro ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 June 2022Lynfro Consulting, founded by Lynda Frost, facilitated SIM Mapping workshops in Grayson County. The workshops assessed available mental health, criminal justice, and substance use resources to identify gaps and plan for change.
• D-Degree Coaching and TrainingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 June 2022Doug Smith, Managing Partner of D-Degree Coaching and Training, co-facilitated SIM Mapping workshops alongside Lynfro Consulting to help communities assess integration of mental health and justice systems.
• Denton CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot program for Community Diversion Coordinator position situated in county courts, focusing on early identification, assessment, and diversion of defendants with mental health needs.
• Texoma Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mental health authority (LMHA) partnering with Grayson County on SIM Mapping workshop and mental health diversion programs.
• Treatment Advocacy CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization that asked local leaders to help guide AOT work in Texas, leading to the formation of the Texas AOT Collaborative co-chaired by JCMH Executive Director.
• SAMHSA's GAINS CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sequential Intercept Model was developed by Mark R. Munetz, M.D. and Patricia A. Griffin, Ph.D. in conjunction with SAMHSA's GAINS Center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: National nonprofit that works with state and local governments on criminal justice and behavioral health policy, including the Stepping Up initiative. Comparable to JCMH in mission (mental health/justice intersection) but operating federally across many states.
• National Center for State Courts: The leading national organization supporting state court systems in the U.S. NCSC provides policy guidance, education, and convening functions analogous to JCMH but at a national scale across all court topics, including mental health.
• SAMHSA GAINS Center: Federal center focused on behavioral health and criminal justice, including developing the Sequential Intercept Model that JCMH now delivers via SIM Mapping workshops. Comparable focus area but federally funded rather than state-funded.

Regional players

• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health: Texas-based foundation supporting mental health policy, research, and consumer-driven services. Comparable to JCMH as a Texas-specific mental health policy actor, though academic/philanthropic rather than judicial.
• NAMI Texas: Texas affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, focused on mental health advocacy, peer support, and policy. Comparable as a Texas-based behavioral health organization but representing the advocacy/civilian side rather than the judicial branch.

Direct peers

• Treatment Advocacy Center: National organization dedicated to removing barriers to treatment for people with severe mental illness, including Assisted Outpatient Treatment advocacy. Already partners with JCMH on the Texas AOT Collaborative, working on the same AOT forms and policy issues.
• National Association of Drug Court Professionals: The membership organization for drug courts and other problem-solving courts, providing training, standards, and resources. Highly comparable to JCMH in the specialty/problem-solving court domain, though focused on drug courts vs. mental health courts.

Others

• Stepping Up Initiative (NACo): National initiative led by the National Association of Counties to reduce the number of people with mental illness in jails. Operates in the same mental health/justice space as JCMH's diversion and specialty court work, though focused on county jail populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TexasJCMH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCT0TMBX6NLoqGlrIkPYsE4g
• Facebookfacebook.com/JCMH-748418942541654
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-judicial-commission-on-mental-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/texasjcmh

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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