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[redlepper]

Yep

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The numbers keep growing. 3,000 drug courts nationwide and May is National Drug Court Month.

http://www.nadcp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/National-Drug-Court-Month-Field-Kit-2018_final.pdf



WHEREAS there are now more than 3,000 treatment courts nationwide; and
WHEREAS treatment courts are the cornerstone of justice reform sweeping the nation; and
WHEREAS treatment courts have served more than 1.4 million individuals; and
WHEREAS they are now recognized as the most successful justice system intervention in our nation’s history; and WHEREAS they save up to $27 for every $1 invested and up to $13,000 for every individual they serve; and WHEREAS treatment courts significantly improve substance use disorder treatment outcomes, substantially reduce addiction and related crime, and do so at less expense than any other criminal justice strategy; and WHEREAS treatment courts improve education, employment, housing and financial stability, promote family reunification, reduce foster care placements, and increase the rate of addicted mothers delivering babies who are fully drug free. WHEREAS treatment courts facilitate community-wide partnerships, bringing together public safety and public health professionals; and WHEREAS treatment courts demonstrate that when one person rises out of substance use and crime, we all rise; and WHEREAS the time has come to put a treatment court within reach of every eligible person in need.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that __________________________________ declares that Drug Court Month be established during the month of May 2018.