SAMHSA GAINS: Harm Reduction Practices in Treatment Court: What Fits and What Doesn’t

Harm reduction is broadly defined as a set of strategies to promote public health by reducing negative consequences associated with drug use for individuals, their families, and the community. It aims to reduce risks and improve quality of life for people who use drugs. Few would argue with these general definitions, but the implementation of harm reduction measures is often contested. What harm reduction looks like for people with justice involvement who are classified as high risk or high need

All Sites Meeting Specialty Dependency Courts

The Family and Youth Justice Programs team at the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts is working now to create a half-day in-person event to allow Family Treatment Court, Early Childhood Court, and ICWA Court Professionals a chance to meet and discuss the needs of your courts. This will be focused on discussion with other teams and will provide some support for travel. We are planning this for the 18th of October in the afternoon, so that court partners might

RISE23: NADCP

National Conference for all drug court professionals held yearly by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP). Mikala Meize-Bowers, PhD & Meghan R. Fitzgerald, PhD will be presenting on data and evaluation in therapeutic courts based on work started during their work with the Family Treatment Court grant