VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• Helmet camera captures soldier shot in firefight

• Video captures an American soldier getting caught in gunfire with the Taliban in Afghanistan. NBC News, Dara Brown reports.

• http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbcnews.com/49196413

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• The Superior Court for San Bernardino County, in partnership with the Probation Dept. and the VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA.

• Treatment, in lieu of incarceration

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• Problems adjusting to civilian life,– Mental Health– Dual Diagnosis

• Substance abuse– Alcohol– Prescriptions– Meth– Marijuana– Cocaine

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• Veterans meet daily for group sessions guided by social workers, and coupled with individualized treatment plans designed by VA psychologists and psychiatrists.

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• 18 Months: 3 Stages– Stage I

• 60 day minimum, sober, stable and sanction free

• Testing & NA/AA 3x’s wk• Court Review every 2 wks

– Stage II• 120 days minimum w/90

days of sobriety• Full time schedule• Court Review every 2-4

wks

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• Stage III– 180 day minimum– Relapse prevention plan– Court Review every 2-6

wks

• Aftercare 180 days sober– 180 day minimum, stable

and sanction free.

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• Graduation Requirements– Completed 180 days

stage3– 180 days continuous

sober/stable days– Relapse Plan– Stable & Sober Residence– Fines and Fees paid off– Full schedule• Work/School and or

volunteer

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

• Upon successful completion of the VJO program, the Court may consider dismissing the veteran’s court case,

• Including, where appropriate, reducing the felony conviction to a misdemeanor as a positive reinforcement incentive.

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