Listen "GEMS Program and Juvenile Mental Health Court with Hon. Cyndi Wheless"
Episode Synopsis
WARNING: This episode contains discussion related to bullying, sexual assault, suicide, childhood trauma, and human trafficking. Some listeners may want to skip this episode and catch up with us for the next one.
In this episode, we are joined by Judge Cynthia Wheless, the Presiding Judge of the 417th District Court in Collin County. Judge Wheless tells us how and why she created the GEMS (Girl’s Empowerment Mentoring Support) Program and a Juvenile Mental Health Court.
If you have an innovation in mental health that you'd like to see on the podcast, email [email protected] with the subject line "Reimagining Justice".
*Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the JCMH, the Supreme Court of Texas, or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The material and information presented here are for general information purposes only.
In this episode, we are joined by Judge Cynthia Wheless, the Presiding Judge of the 417th District Court in Collin County. Judge Wheless tells us how and why she created the GEMS (Girl’s Empowerment Mentoring Support) Program and a Juvenile Mental Health Court.
If you have an innovation in mental health that you'd like to see on the podcast, email [email protected] with the subject line "Reimagining Justice".
*Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the JCMH, the Supreme Court of Texas, or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The material and information presented here are for general information purposes only.
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