{"id":1385,"date":"2026-04-28T07:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/brain-injury\/?page_id=1385"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:35:38","slug":"court-diversion-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/court-diversion-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Diversion Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1385\" class=\"elementor elementor-1385\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50459ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50459ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276f403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"276f403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Court Diversion Program?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68470b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68470b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1140\">Court diversion is a <strong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1042\">voluntary pre-trial process<\/strong> that may redirect individuals away from the criminal justice system and into supportive programs.<\/p><p data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1297\">Instead of continuing through court proceedings, eligible individuals may be referred to services such as counseling, rehabilitation, or community support.<\/p><p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1337\">These programs are often designed for:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1504\"><li data-section-id=\"1wqh4xe\" data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1371\">Minor or non-violent offences<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1so8bdv\" data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1417\">Individuals with mental health challenges<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kt0hgu\" data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1470\">People living with acquired brain injuries (ABI)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"bray6k\" data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1504\">Youth or first-time offenders<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1607\">The goal is not punishment &#8211; but <strong data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1606\">support, rehabilitation, and reducing future legal involvement<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1777\">Court diversion is widely used across Ontario as an alternative pathway that prioritizes health and recovery over criminalization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f54ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45f54ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPre-trial alternative\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8e28c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e8e28c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543aee9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"543aee9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef91de elementor-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-laptop-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aef91de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFocus on rehabilitation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84dd9b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84dd9b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66475c elementor-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-laptop-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e66475c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay lead to withdrawn \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc2bbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cc2bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6afc21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6afc21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c3bb6 elementor-widget 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class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Assessment<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>A legal professional or court identifies if you may be eligible for diversion.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >STEP - 1<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-64d2777 uael-timeline-field 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44.61-56.42 91.47-62.1 109.46a47.507 47.507 0 0 0-2.22 14.3v.1h48v-.05c9.68-33.37 35.78-73.18 52.42-92.16C335.55 260.85 352 220.37 352 176 352 78.8 273.2 0 176 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >STEP - 2<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Referral<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3288\">You may be referred to a community-based program or support service.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >STEP - 2<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-69c9517 uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-lightbulb\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M176 80c-52.94 0-96 43.06-96 96 0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16s16-7.16 16-16c0-35.3 28.72-64 64-64 8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16s-7.16-16-16-16zM96.06 459.17c0 3.15.93 6.22 2.68 8.84l24.51 36.84c2.97 4.46 7.97 7.14 13.32 7.14h78.85c5.36 0 10.36-2.68 13.32-7.14l24.51-36.84c1.74-2.62 2.67-5.7 2.68-8.84l.05-43.18H96.02l.04 43.18zM176 0C73.72 0 0 82.97 0 176c0 44.37 16.45 84.85 43.56 115.78 16.64 18.99 42.74 58.8 52.42 92.16v.06h48v-.12c-.01-4.77-.72-9.51-2.15-14.07-5.59-17.81-22.82-64.77-62.17-109.67-20.54-23.43-31.52-53.15-31.61-84.14-.2-73.64 59.67-128 127.95-128 70.58 0 128 57.42 128 128 0 30.97-11.24 60.85-31.65 84.14-39.11 44.61-56.42 91.47-62.1 109.46a47.507 47.507 0 0 0-2.22 14.3v.1h48v-.05c9.68-33.37 35.78-73.18 52.42-92.16C335.55 260.85 352 220.37 352 176 352 78.8 273.2 0 176 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >STEP - 3<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Participation<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3360\">You complete required activities such as:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3430\"><li data-section-id=\"1kytq6z\" data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3386\">Counseling or therapy<\/li><li data-section-id=\"foqi4c\" data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3409\">Community programs<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1boq4r1\" data-start=\"3410\" data-end=\"3430\">Support meetings<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >STEP - 3<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-db4f918 uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-lightbulb\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M176 80c-52.94 0-96 43.06-96 96 0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16s16-7.16 16-16c0-35.3 28.72-64 64-64 8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16s-7.16-16-16-16zM96.06 459.17c0 3.15.93 6.22 2.68 8.84l24.51 36.84c2.97 4.46 7.97 7.14 13.32 7.14h78.85c5.36 0 10.36-2.68 13.32-7.14l24.51-36.84c1.74-2.62 2.67-5.7 2.68-8.84l.05-43.18H96.02l.04 43.18zM176 0C73.72 0 0 82.97 0 176c0 44.37 16.45 84.85 43.56 115.78 16.64 18.99 42.74 58.8 52.42 92.16v.06h48v-.12c-.01-4.77-.72-9.51-2.15-14.07-5.59-17.81-22.82-64.77-62.17-109.67-20.54-23.43-31.52-53.15-31.61-84.14-.2-73.64 59.67-128 127.95-128 70.58 0 128 57.42 128 128 0 30.97-11.24 60.85-31.65 84.14-39.11 44.61-56.42 91.47-62.1 109.46a47.507 47.507 0 0 0-2.22 14.3v.1h48v-.05c9.68-33.37 35.78-73.18 52.42-92.16C335.55 260.85 352 220.37 352 176 352 78.8 273.2 0 176 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >STEP - 4<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Completion<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3484\">If completed successfully:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3560\"><li data-section-id=\"1b3iz9i\" data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3524\">Charges may be withdrawn or reduced<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1k3xd7c\" data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3560\">You may avoid a criminal record<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >STEP - 4<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline__line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline__line__inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f1b9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7f1b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7acaf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7acaf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fa76e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67fa76e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a29e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4a29e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Court Diversion Programs \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293727c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"293727c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3f955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf3f955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following is a list of\u00a0<strong>some<\/strong>\u00a0of the Court Diversions which are available in Ontario. Please note this list is not exhaustive, and the programs are usually geared towards specific groups, such as people with mental health issues, women, men or youth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7a123 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b7a123\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c2e36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28c2e36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4c1332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7970\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7970\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Northern Ontario <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7970\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901d686 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"901d686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7970\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bce0a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bce0a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a1768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a1768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Durham\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 \u2013 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cjadurham.ca\/events\/categories\/community-programming\/diverse-reintegration-youth-program-program-dryp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Diversion Reintegration Youth Program (DRYP)<\/u><\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\"><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cjadurham.ca\/events\/categories\/community-programming\/community-service-orders-program-adult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Community Services Orders Program<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(Adult)<\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Peel \/ Halton Region\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel-Halton<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/efrypeelhalton.ca\/portfolio\/diversion-program-an-alternative-to-criminal-conviction\/?tp=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversion Program<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Branches in Brampton, Oakville &amp; Orangeville\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhapeeldufferin.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peel Region Mental Health and Justice Services<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 \u2013 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Associated Youth Services of Peel<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aysp.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Youth Justice Services\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Society Peel Halton<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/efrypeelhalton.ca\/portfolio\/prevention-youth-program-2\/?tp=128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Court Support Services for Youth<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Halton Regional Police &#8211; Branches in Burlington, Oakville &amp; Halton Hills<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonpolice.ca\/about\/courtsrecords\/courtdiversion.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Simcoe County<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Barrie<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhastarttalking.ca\/adult-services\/court-support-and-diversion\/#.X62yadNKhQI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Programs<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Toronto<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 \u2013 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Peacebuilders Canada<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/peacebuilders.ca\/what-we-do\/restorative-justice-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Restorative Youth Circle Programs<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Central Toronto Youth Services<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/ctys.org\/program\/youth-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Early Release Support Program (Youth Justice)<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><strong>SpringBoard<\/strong><br \/><u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboardservices.ca\/youth-justice\/youth-court-action-planning-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth Court Action Planning Program (YCAPP)<\/a><\/u><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Margaret\u2019s<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/margarets.ca\/mental-health-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Mental Health Diversion, Court Diversion<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Sound times<\/strong><br \/><u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/soundtimes.com\/get-help\/#mental-health-and-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health Court Support and Diversion Services<\/a><\/u><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)<\/strong><br \/><u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmhaff.ca\/court-diversion-support-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Court Diversion and Support Program<\/a><\/u><\/p><p><strong>COTA<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cotainspires.ca\/services\/case-management-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Mental Health Court Support<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults Charged with Shoplifting<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>SpringBoard<\/strong><br \/><u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboardservices.ca\/adult-justice\/stop-shop-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Accountability &amp; Stop Shop Theft<\/a><\/u><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults Charged with Minor Offences<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Toronto\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><u><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/efrytoronto.org\/court-diversion-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Accountability at College Park<\/a><\/u><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Women Charged in Domestic Violence Situations\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Elizabeth Fry Toronto\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/efrytoronto.org\/court-diversion-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Partner Abuse Response (PAR)<\/u><\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">York Region\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults Charged in Domestic Violence Situations\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>John Howard Society of Toronto<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/yorkregion\/services\/adult-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>PAR Program<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Addictions\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Addiction Services for York Region<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asyr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Support Program &#8211; Aurora<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) &#8211; Branches in Aurora, Markham &amp; Newmarket<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmha-yr.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Case Management<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) &#8211; Branches in Aurora &amp; Markham\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmha-yr.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Mental Health and Case Management\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7971\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7971\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Southcentral Ontario <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7971\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ec1b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60ec1b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7971\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d491244 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d491244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42dc745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42dc745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Diagnosis<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Brant Haldimand Norfolk\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/bhn.cmha.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-court-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Support<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health and \/ or Addiction Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>St Leonard&#8217;s Community Services<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.st-leonards.com\/justice\/programs\/enhanced-mental-health-bail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">Enhanced (Mental Health) Bail Verification and Supervision<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Chatham &#8211; Kent<\/span><\/h5><p><strong><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Lambton-Kent<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/lambtonkent.cmha.ca\/programs-services\/short-term-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion Services<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Dufferin County<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association, Peel Dufferin Branch &#8211; Orangeville<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhapeeldufferin.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dufferin Court Support Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin &#8211; Orangeville\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/peel-halton-dufferin\/services\/bail-verification-supervision-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bail Verification and Supervision Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Elgin &amp; Huron County<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with a Serious Mental Health Diagnosis<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Elgin Branch\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmhaelgin.ca\/services\/court-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Support \/ Diversion\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Essex County<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 &#8211; 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Youth Diversion Essex County Diversion Program<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/ecyouthdiversion.ca\/programs\/youth-justice-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Youth Justice Committee<\/u><\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Grey Bruce County<\/span><\/h5><p><strong><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\">Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Diagnosis<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/greybruce.cmha.ca\/mental-health-services\/mental-health-court-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Support<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Hamilton\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Hamilton\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhahamilton.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-court-support-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Support Services<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>John Howard Society<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/hamilton\/services\/adult-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Accountability<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Huron &#8211; Perth<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Diagnosis\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/cmhahuronperth.com\/our-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Support<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Middlesex<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth 16 years of age and older who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offence and are coping with a serious mental illness, developmental challenges or brain injury:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhamiddlesex.ca\/programs-services\/justice-and-court-diversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Community Support Program<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Niagara Region<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Indigenous Youth and Adults<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Niagara Regional Native Centre<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/nrnc.ca\/nrnc-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Community Justice Program &#8211; Ages 12+<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>John Howard Society\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jhs-niagara.com\/programs\/adult-federal-diversion-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adult Federal Diversion Program (Fee for Service)<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth with Mental Health Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Pathstone Mental Health\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/pathstonementalhealth.ca\/programs-services\/counselling-and-therapy\/youth-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Justice<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Oxford\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>People living with a serious mental illness, brain injury or a developmental disability\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Oxford Branch &#8211; Locations in Woodstock, Ingersoll &amp;\u00a0 Tillsonburg<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhaoxford.on.ca\/programs-services\/support-and-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court Diversion<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Peel Region<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults &amp; Youth (16 and up) with Mental Health Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association, Peel Dufferin Branch<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhapeeldufferin.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Peel Region Mental Health and Justice Services<\/strong><\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Sarnia-Lambton<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth 12\u00a0 &#8211; 17\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>St Clair Child &amp; Youth Services\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stclairchild.ca\/youth-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Justice Services<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Waterloo &#8211; Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Waterloo-Wellington Branch &#8211; Locations in Guelph and Kitchener<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cmhaww.ca\/programs-services\/mental-health-and-justice-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Justice Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7972\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7972\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Eastern Ontario <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7972\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba9fdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ba9fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7972\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34668b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c34668b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62133ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62133ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Kingston Frontenac, Lennox and Addington\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 &#8211; 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Youth Diversion<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthdiversion.org\/index.cfm\/programs\/youth-justice-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Youth Justice Program<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Addictions and Mental Health Services\u00a0 &#8211; Branches in Napanee, Kingston\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amhs-kfla.ca\/programs-services\/justice-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Peterborough\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmhahkpr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth (Ages 12 &#8211; 17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>John Howard Society of Peterborough<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/johnhoward.on.ca\/peterborough\/services\/youth-diversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Youth Diversion<\/u><\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Napanee<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Lanark County Mental Health\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lanarkmentalhealth.com\/counselling-and-treatment-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion Mental Health Services\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Northumberland County<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults with Mental Health Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Campbellford Memorial Hospital\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmh.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Mental Health Centre<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Indigenous Youth\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.binnoojiiyag.ca\/service\/native-youth-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native Youth Justice\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Ottawa<\/span><\/h5><p><strong><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\">Adults and Youth with Mental Health Challenges<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre &#8211; Integrated Forensic Program<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theroyal.ca\/patient-care-information\/clinics-services-programs\/mental-health-and-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Court &amp; Mental Health Court Clinic<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Prince Edward County and Hastings\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Adults Diagnosed with Mental Health Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Addictions and Mental Health Services Hastings Prince Edward<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/amhs-hpe.ca\/services\/court-diversion-court-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Court Diversion and Court Support<\/u><\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Youth with Mental Health Challenges Renfrew &#8211; Stormont<\/span><\/h5><p><strong><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblProgram\">The Phoenix Centre for Children and Families &#8211; Youth Justice Services<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixctr.com\/youth-mental-health-court-worker-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Mental Health Court Worker Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7973\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7973\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Southwestern Ontario <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7973\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f5737 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93f5737\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7973\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc5474 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cc5474\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea6a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea6a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Rainy River District<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Individuals 18 years and older considered to have a Serious Mental Illness, Developmental Disability, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Concurrent Diagnosis, Dual Diagnosis or Acquired Brain Injury who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Fort Frances Branch<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/fortfrances.cmha.ca\/court-diversion-and-support-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court Diversion and Support Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Kenora\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Individuals 18 years and older considered to have a Serious Mental Illness, Developmental Disability, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Concurrent Diagnosis, Dual Diagnosis or Acquired Brain Injury who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Kenora Branch<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmhak.on.ca\/index.php\/dual-diagnosis-diversion-court-support-program-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dual Diagnosis Court Diversion Program<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Youth<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Firefly<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fireflynw.ca\/mental-health-youth-mental-health-court-worker-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Mental Health Court Worker Program\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Thunder Bay<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #1681c5;\"><strong>Individuals 18 years and older considered to have a Serious Mental Illness, Developmental Disability, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Concurrent Diagnosis, Dual Diagnosis or Acquired Brain Injury who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Canadian Mental Health Association &#8211; Thunder Bay Branch\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/thunderbay.cmha.ca\/programs-services\/court-diversion-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Court Diversion Service<\/u><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53cf48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f53cf48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aca042 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aca042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762a3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762a3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore More Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ac9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06ac9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Different organizations focus on different needs, so choosing the right one depends on your personal situation and recovery goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f6583 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88f6583\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f343aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f343aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa01caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa01caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/people-having-meeting-office-pandemic-with-masks-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/people-having-meeting-office-pandemic-with-masks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/people-having-meeting-office-pandemic-with-masks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/people-having-meeting-office-pandemic-with-masks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/people-having-meeting-office-pandemic-with-masks-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/people-having-meeting-office-pandemic-with-masks-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9832a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a9832a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fb97e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77fb97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Support &amp; Programs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0fa4a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a0fa4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3ac4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d3ac4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f08ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f08ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-young-people-working-together-office-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-young-people-working-together-office-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-young-people-working-together-office-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-young-people-working-together-office-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-young-people-working-together-office-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-young-people-working-together-office-1.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea7f14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cea7f14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28c34b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e28c34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brain Injury Associations<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812c1b1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"812c1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/brain-injury-associations\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899f502 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"899f502\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ef0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66ef0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Legal-resources-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Legal-resources-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Legal-resources-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Legal-resources-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Legal-resources.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732950b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"732950b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e24b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54e24b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal <br>Resources<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9be5a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb9be5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c760b0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c760b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4fa25d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4fa25d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450de45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450de45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are creating a provincial database of legal professionals who are <br>knowledgeable on the intersection of brain injury and the <br>justice system.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a87e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a87e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in becoming a part of this database, please provide your contact details for more information 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Court diversion is a voluntary pre-trial process that may redirect individuals away from the criminal justice system and into supportive programs. Instead of continuing through court proceedings, eligible individuals may be referred to services such as counseling, rehabilitation, or community support. 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