Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
The Eighth Judicial District Court (EJDC) proposes to enhance its Adult Drug Court (ADC) located in Clark County Nevada for Nevadans with a primary substance use disorder that have experienced trauma and may also suffer with a mild co-occurring mental health disorder. The EJDC will prioritize placement of youthful defendants/offenders (ages 18-26) within the intensive residential treatment program. All enhancements proposed to the EJDC ADC are in alignment with best and evidence-based practices developed and endorsed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), National Drug Court Institute (NDCI), the Center for Court Innovation (CCI), National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation and SAMHSA. Proposed enhancements include: 1) Offering new evidence-based, gender responsive and trauma informed co-occurring treatment interventions; 2) Implementing a trauma-informed approach and interventions in alignment with SAMHSA's Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative; 3) Implementing an integrated screening and assessment process using validated tools; 4) Employing a Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model using The Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) validated risk/needs assessment tool; 5) Implementation of new Drug Court Case Management software; 6) Offering a comprehensive employment services component; and 7) ADC Team participating in sustainability planning using evidence-based curriculum. The expanded and enhanced EJDC ADC will combine the sanctioning power of treatment drug courts with effective treatment services to break the cycle of criminal behavior, violence and trauma, alcohol and/or drug use, and incarceration or other penalties. The program also intends to address disparities and gaps in the continuum of treatment. Some outcomes include: increased number of individuals served, increased abstinence from substance use, and increased employment rates.
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