Alaska Mental Health Diversion: Statutes, Eligibility & Court Programs
In Alaska, the primary authority for keeping people with mental illness out of jail is Alaska therapeutic courts (Coordinated Resources Project) (Mental health therapeutic court). Mental health diversion, mental health court programs, and other diversionary court programs can pause prosecution while a person completes treatment — and may lead to dismissal of criminal charges.
Statute for mental health diversion in Alaska
- Alaska therapeutic courts (Coordinated Resources Project) — Mental health therapeutic court
- Alaska R. Crim. P. 11 (plea agreements)
Citations pending attorney review. Always confirm current code sections.
Mental health diversion in major Alaska cities
Alaska borough mental health diversion guides (30)
Aleutians East BoroughAleutians West Census AreaAnchorage MunicipalityBethel Census AreaBristol Bay BoroughChugach Census AreaCopper River Census AreaDenali BoroughDillingham Census AreaFairbanks North Star BoroughHaines BoroughHoonah-Angoon Census AreaJuneau City and BoroughKenai Peninsula BoroughKetchikan Gateway BoroughKodiak Island BoroughKusilvak Census AreaLake and Peninsula BoroughMatanuska-Susitna BoroughNome Census AreaNorth Slope BoroughNorthwest Arctic BoroughPetersburg BoroughPrince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaSitka City and BoroughSkagway MunicipalitySoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaWrangell City and BoroughYakutat City and BoroughYukon-Koyukuk Census Area