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A Jail-Based Competency Restoration Unit as a Component of a Continuum of Restoration Services

Peter Ash, Victoria C. Roberts, Glenn J. Egan, Kelly L. Coffman, Tomina J. Schwenke and Karen Bailey
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2020, 48 (1) 43-51; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003893-20
Peter Ash
Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Victoria C. Roberts
Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Glenn J. Egan
Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Kelly L. Coffman
Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tomina J. Schwenke
Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Karen Bailey
Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
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vol. 48 no. 1 43-51
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003893-20
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31753967

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1093-6793
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  • Published online March 6, 2020.

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  1. Peter Ash, MD,
  2. Victoria C. Roberts, MEd, LPC,
  3. Glenn J. Egan, PhD,
  4. Kelly L. Coffman, MD,
  5. Tomina J. Schwenke, PhD and
  6. Karen Bailey, PhD
  1. Dr. Ash is Professor and Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roberts is Court Liaison Director, Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Egan is Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Coffman is Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schwenke is Assistant Professor and Program Director, Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bailey is Director of Forensic Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia.
  1. Address correspondence to: Peter Ash, MD, Child Psychiatry, Suite 200, 12 Executive Park Dr. NE, Atlanta GA 30329. Email: pash01{at}emory.edu.

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2020, 48 (1) 43-51; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.003893-20
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