"I can assure you that the state is getting a significant return on its increased investment in the courts, Zayas told lawmakers. Of the employees who have joined our ranks in the past two years, nearly 100 work as project directors, case managers and resource coordinators in our innovative problem-solving courts, amounting to a 30% increase in programmatic staff, which has allowed us to reduce caseloads in some of our busiest courts, particularly in New York City."
"With young people, the idea is to help them to see whatever social workers, therapists that they might need to see, and get them into a position, where the goal ultimately is to divert them from detention, he said. In cases of juvenile delinquency, for instance, if a young person meets the goals set by the court, their case would be likely to be dismissed rather than prosecuted."
The judiciary requests $3.2 billion for 2027, a roughly $200 million increase from the current fiscal year, with a quarter of new funds earmarked for initiatives including a mental-health pilot. The pilot would create five borough-based mental-health divisions in New York City family courts, with interest in how quickly similar programs could be implemented upstate. Nearly 100 recently hired employees serve as project directors, case managers and resource coordinators, representing a 30% increase in programmatic staff and enabling caseload reductions in some of the busiest courts. Juvenile and family mental-health courts aim to connect young people with social workers and therapists, divert them from detention, and potentially dismiss cases when court-set goals are met.
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