mental health diversion programs

Florida Mental Health Diversion: Statutes, Eligibility & Court Programs

In Florida, the primary authority for keeping people with mental illness out of jail is Fla. Stat. § 394.47892 (Mental health court programs). 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 Florida

  • Fla. Stat. § 394.47892 — Mental health court programs
  • Fla. Stat. § 948.08 (pretrial intervention)
  • Fla. Stat. § 948.01695

Citations pending attorney review. Always confirm current code sections.

Mental health diversion in major Florida cities

JacksonvilleDuval CountyMiamiMiami-Dade CountyTampaHillsborough CountyOrlandoOrange CountySt. PetersburgPinellas CountyFort LauderdaleBroward CountyTallahasseeLeon CountyWest Palm BeachPalm Beach County

Florida county mental health diversion guides (67)

Alachua CountyBaker CountyBay CountyBradford CountyBrevard CountyBroward CountyCalhoun CountyCharlotte CountyCitrus CountyClay CountyCollier CountyColumbia CountyDeSoto CountyDixie CountyDuval CountyEscambia CountyFlagler CountyFranklin CountyGadsden CountyGilchrist CountyGlades CountyGulf CountyHamilton CountyHardee CountyHendry CountyHernando CountyHighlands CountyHillsborough CountyHolmes CountyIndian River CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyLafayette CountyLake CountyLee CountyLeon CountyLevy CountyLiberty CountyMadison CountyManatee CountyMarion CountyMartin CountyMiami-Dade CountyMonroe CountyNassau CountyOkaloosa CountyOkeechobee CountyOrange CountyOsceola CountyPalm Beach CountyPasco CountyPinellas CountyPolk CountyPutnam CountySt. Johns CountySt. Lucie CountySanta Rosa CountySarasota CountySeminole CountySumter CountySuwannee CountyTaylor CountyUnion CountyVolusia CountyWakulla CountyWalton CountyWashington County