Problem-Solving Court Types

Problem-Solving Court Types

Currently, 35 Problem-Solving courts operate statewide, including:

  • Adult Drug and DUI Courts use individualized evidence-based treatment and recovery support services to help reduce recidivism among high-risk to recidivate, high-need individuals with substance use disorders.
     
  • Veterans Treatment Courts are designed to assist high-risk to recidivate justice-involved veterans find comprehensive treatment for substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and/or trauma. 
     
  • Reentry Courts are designed for high-risk to recidivate and high-need individuals who are reentering society from incarceration on a term Post-Release Supervision.
     
  • Juvenile Drug Courts are a specialized docket within juvenile courts for youth with substance use issues and high-risk to recidivate, providing intensive oversight and coordinated support from a multidisciplinary team. 
     
  • Young Adult Courts are a judicially supervised program that provides a sentencing alternative, for youthful offenders ages 18 to 25, who have been charged with a felony offense and required to participate in a program of selective assessment and rehabilitative services administered by multidisciplinary agencies.
     
  • Mental Health Courts are a docket that is focused on those who have been diagnosed with a major mental health disorder and have become involved in the criminal justice system with a high-risk to recidivate.
     
  • Family Treatment Courts are a juvenile or family court docket of which selected abuse, neglect, dependency, and domestic violence cases are identified where parental substance use is a primary factor.