Thursday, April 10, 2025
4/10/2025
Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program - Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program population of focus is adults, age 18 and older, who have been diagnosed with a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder and have criminal justice involvement. The geographic catchment area is Dallas County, Texas. The population will be supported in resolving felony substance abuse related charges by completing a recommended course of treatment while under the supervision of the Dual Diagnosis Drug Court of Dallas County (DDDC). More specifically, services will be targeted to drug court participants following completion of a six-month stay in a court-ordered residential treatment program. After completing the residential phase of treatment, the population of focus is released to community supervision by the DDDC and the Probation Department of Dallas County. Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program will enhance the aftercare treatment and services available to support participants in a successful transition back into the community and moving forward on the path to recovery. Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program will expand substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services in the DDDC which has been in existence since 2008. The program recognizes the need for treatment instead of incarceration for individuals with a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder and will provide a continuum of care, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services, for the population of focus in Dallas County. While there is already both a residential program and an existing partnership with Metrocare to provide aftercare case management, the scope, scale, and depth of support are not broad enough to meet the needs of the population of focus. Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program will significantly expand the services and supports offered to the DDDC population. The goals of Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program are as follows: Goal 1: Improve the identification of substance use and mental health needs, and medical issues related to high-risk behaviors by conducting the CMBHS Substance Use Disorder Screening upon entry into the program. Goal 2: Decrease housing instability among DDDC participants through increased availability of recovery housing assistance. Goal 3: Strengthen the level of family support, help mend fractured family relationships, and build other natural/community support by providing family and individual therapy, based on Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Goal 4: Increase the frequency of identification of jail inmates that may benefit from the DDRTC and DDDC programs through earlier identification of substance use disorder in the Dallas County jail population by administering a Pre-Release Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Screening. Goal 5: Reduce jail recidivism in Dallas County by expanding the availability of providers trained in Thinking for a Change, an evidence-based program. The number of individuals that will be served by Metrocare’s Treatment and Recovery Drug Court Program are as follows: year 1, 40 individuals; year 2, 44 individuals; year 3, 46 individuals; year 4, 48 individuals, and year 5, 50 individuals. Total number of individuals to be served: 228.
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