Local Non-Profits to Partner with Court to Expand Treatment Options
LAS VEGAS – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded the Eighth Judicial District Court an $885,960 grant to expand residential treatment options for participants in the Adult Drug Court. The money will improve efforts to retain participants in the Adult Drug Court program, reduce recidivism, and reduce overcrowding in the local jail. The District Court will use the three-year grant to partner with local non-profit organizations to place more individuals into residential or day treatment services.
“Southern Nevada is in desperate need of funding for residential substance abuse and mental health treatment beds. This grant will provide a much needed resource to our community for those people who are extremely addicted to illegal drugs and prescription drugs,” said Judge Jackie Glass. “The court can now assist more individuals that require an intensive treatment program in order to break their cycle of drug addiction.”
The three-year grant will provide $295,320 a year to extend appropriate treatment options to participants when residential treatment beds are fully occupied, protect the community by addressing drug addition and reduce the number of drug offenders sitting in the jail seeking treatment.
SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for improving substance abuse prevention. Considered as a model court, the District Court’s Adult Drug Court was established in 1992 to provide supervision and treatment for individuals addicted to drugs. When the Adult Drug Court was created, only four Drug Courts operated across the nation.
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