mental health diversion program
Coverage of mental health diversion program in the Nexus archive.
- Meet California’s most dangerous judge — as another maniac she freed vanishes after heinous attack on kid
A California judge, labeled 'soft on crime,' has drawn concern after violent criminals were placed in a mental health diversion program. One released individual vanished following a heinous attack on a child.
- Charges against California dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment
A California radiologist's attempted murder charges were dismissed after he completed a two-year mental health diversion program. Dharmesh Patel drove his family off a cliff in 2023, injuring them, but all survived. Prosecutors opposed his eligibility for mental health diversion, arguing attempted murder should be excluded from such programs.
- Pasadena doctor who drove family off cliff has charges of attempted murder dismissed
A Pasadena doctor who drove his car off a 250-foot cliff with his wife and two children inside had three attempted murder charges dismissed after completing a mental health diversion program.
- Pasadena doctor who drove family off cliff has charges of attempted murder dismissed
A Pasadena doctor who drove his car off a 250-foot cliff with his wife and two children was dismissed of three attempted murder charges after completing a mental health diversion program.
- Charges against California dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment
Charges against Dharmesh Patel, a California radiologist who drove his family off a cliff in 2023, were dismissed after he completed a two-year mental health diversion program. Prosecutors had charged him with attempted murder following the crash, which injured his wife and two children, but a judge ruled the charges must be dropped under California's mental health diversion law.
- Judge Dismisses Murder Charges Against Pasadena Radiologist After Mental Health Diversion
A San Mateo County judge dismissed attempted murder charges against Dharmesh Patel, a Pasadena radiologist accused of intentionally driving his family off a Northern California cliff in January 2023, after he completed a mental health diversion program. The dismissal concluded the case that started with prosecutors' allegations.