OJJDP: 2022 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

• Continuing judicial supervision over juveniles, and other individuals under the jurisdiction of the court, with substance abuse problems who are not violent offenders.
• Coordination with the appropriate state or local prosecutor.
• The integrated administration of other sanctions and services, which shall include:
  • Mandatory periodic testing for the use of controlled substances or other addictive substances during any period of supervised release or probation for each participant.
  • Substance use treatment for each participant.
  • Diversion, probation, or other supervised release involving the possibility of prosecution, confinement, or incarceration based on non-compliance with program requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress.
  • Case management and aftercare services such as relapse prevention, healthcare, education, vocational training, job placement, housing placement, and childcare or other family support services for each participant who requires such services.
  • Payment, in whole or in part, by the participant for treatment costs, to the extent practicable, such as costs for urinalysis or counseling.
  • Payment, in whole or in part, by the participant, of restitution, to the extent practicable, to either a victim of the participant’s offense or to restitution or similar victim support fund.

Category 1: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Statewide Program

Goals

The goal of this category is to support State Administrative Offices of the Court in collaboration with the State Substance Abuse Agency to develop statewide approaches for JDTC alignment with best practices related to court operations, treatment, and building recovery capital.

Objectives

The objectives of this program are to support statewide strategies to implement the JDTC model with fidelity, standardize JDTC practices, and increase access to and/or availability of substance use disorder treatment and recovery services across the state.

Category 2: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Enhancement Program

Goals

The goal of this category is to enhance existing JDTCs by enhancing one or more of the following areas using the evidence-based Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines:

• Enhance adolescent substance use disorder treatment services in existing JDTCs, including screening, assessment, case management, recovery support services, and program coordination for JDTC participants.
• Develop effective case management.
• Deliver effective incentives and sanctions.
• Address criminogenic needs.
• Implement evidence-based screening tools
• Develop an innovative approach to serve court-involved youth who are not at moderate to high risk of offend but have substance use challenges and can benefit from a brief intervention.

Objectives

The objectives of this program are to improve access and availability of adolescent (and family when appropriate) substance use disorder services to a larger number of clients, increase the number of individuals served, and/or propose enhancements to improve the quality of treatment services by adding evidence-based treatment approaches or adding new treatment services to address unmet or emerging trends.

Funding Information