Category of funding requested: category 1: planning and implementation pre- or post-adjudication: post-adjudication with a stay of adjudication placed on all charges

The City of North Las Vegas was awarded a $699,468 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the North Las Vegas Community Approach to Rehabilitation and Engagement (CARE) Veteran Treatment Court (CARE VTC) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

The CARE VTC will provide case management and connect up to 150 veterans over the grant period to substance abuse treatment including medication-assisted treatment, mental health services, anger management and domestic violence counseling. Housing assistance and job training services will also be provided to support recovery and stability. Mandatory drug testing and incentives/sanctions aligned with evidence-based practices will be part of the 12-24 month program. The goal is to address high-risk and illegal behaviors as well as substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma that may have resulted from veterans' military service.

Veterans-related services that will be implemented the proposed city of north LAS vegas (cnlv) community approach to rehabilitation and engagement (care) veteran treatment court (care VTC) will provide case management to navigate through available and relevant medical treatment and benefit connections in order to assure access to substance abuse assessment and counseling linked with detox with medically assisted treatment (mat) as indicated, mental health assessments and counseling, anger management/domestic violence counseling, and a continuum of relevant and culturally responsive services and resources to sustain recovery and stability, including safe and affordable housing referrals through HUD/veterans affairs supportive housing (vash), peer support, education and training oriented to employment placement, and record sealing. Name, location, and address for the court: north LAS vegas municipal court 2332 LAS vegas blvd. North suite 100 north LAS vegas, NV 89030 names and contact information: VTC judge: chris LEE