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Van Buren County Offices: all federal awards · Department of Health and Human Services: spending

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.

Project Grant (B) · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · to Van Buren County Offices (UEI N1J6EWQFVTL1) · data as of 2026-10-23

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