Van Buren County Offices

Enhancing Adult & Family Treatment Courts in Van Buren County (MI) - Van Buren County Courts (VBCC) Proposes to Expand the Treatment & Recovery Support Services Available to Participants Enrolled in the Atc, FTC, & Sobriety Court Programs in Van Buren County (mi). All Three Treatment Court Programs Have Been in Operation Since 2008, 2012, & 2017 Respectively. the Population of Focus Is Adults (18+) With a Substance Use or Cooccurring Disorder Involved With the Criminal Justice (atc & Sobriety Court) or Child Welfare System (FTC) & at High-risk of Recidivism. the Proposed Project Has Four Goals: 1) Expand Participants’ Access to Treatment Services in Van Buren County; 2) Expand Participants’ Access to Recovery Support Services; 3) Increase the Capacity of the Programs to Meet the Needs of Participants; & 4) Conduct an Annual Process & Outcome Evaluation of the Project. in Order to Accomplish These Goals, Participants Will Be Screened & Assessed Using Tools Validated for the Target Population, for Sud, Cod, Primary & Behavioral Health Conditions, Trauma, & Criminogenic Risk/need. Participants Will Receive Coordinated Case Management Services, Mobile Drug Testing, Integrated Evidence-based Treatment Services (including Fda-approved Medications, Culturally Appropriate Curricula, Language Assistance), Harm Reduction Services, Recovery Support Services, & Peer Recovery Support Services. With Regard to Treatment Services, Participants Will Have Access to Act, DBT, Matrix Model, CBT, Gender-specific Trauma Curricula (seeking Safety & Helping Men Recover), Gender-specific Criminal Thinking Curricula (i.e., MRT & Moving on), Culturally Appropriate Curricula (heat/her), Parenting Classes, Etc. in Terms of Program Capacity Building, VBCC Will Convene Quarterly Steering Committee Meetings of Program Staff & Stakeholders, as Well as Representatives From Community Partner Agencies to Identify Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Participants. in Addition, Staff & Stakeholders Will Receive Training on Substance Use Trends, Harm Reduction Principles, Culturally Appropriate Services, Etc. Finally, Treatment Court Staff Will Attend Professional Development/training Opportunities (e.g., All Rise, Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals (matcp), Discipline-specific Training) to Increase Their Knowledge/skills in Working With the Target Population. This Project Also Seeks to Expand Upon the Existing Program Evaluation Model to Include an Examination of Racial/ethnic & Gender Disparities in Terms of Program Referrals, Enrollments, Individuals Retained, & Graduations. Thus, the Evaluation Will Also Include an Examination of the Larger Criminal Justice & Child Welfare System Processes & Intercept Points. the Proposed Project Will Serve 60 Individuals Per Year Across the Five-year Grant Period. Thus, a Total of 300 Adults Will Be Served With Grant Funds.