Community Court focused on offending clients struggling with substance use issues, mental health issues or cognitive impairments, including brain injuries, or homelessness and engaging in criminal behaviour. Seeks to reduce crime and improve public safety by integrating health and social services with the justice system in order to address the root causes of offending behaviour. This is not a trial court but eligible people may have bail hearings or plead guilty and be sentenced here. Agencies with knowledge of an offending client meet with Integrated Court Crown and defence lawyers and a probation officer before court to share information about the individual’s needs and the resources available to address them. The lawyers present this information in submissions at a sentencing hearing to help the judge impose a responsive, timely, and focused sentence. A variety of government and community organizations offering mental health and other services provide support and supervision for clients bound by bail or sentencing orders, helping them lead healthier, more stable lives.