Page county is seeking to enhance and expand the treatment and supervision services provided by the page county adult drug treatment court

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant (CFDA 16.585) to the County of Page, Virginia to enhance and expand the treatment and supervision services provided by the Page County Adult Drug Treatment Court. The grant will be used to: enroll 80 participants over 4 years; expand program enrollment for high-risk/high-need offenders; enhance community supervision with additional law enforcement and monitoring; expand evidence-based treatment services and clinician training; provide direct assistance for social determinants of health; and enhance program evaluation and research. This funding aims to address the significant drug crime, property crime, and opioid overdose challenges facing the rural Page County community.

Located in rural northwest virginia, page county ranks among virginia localities with the highest drug crime and property crime rates, ranked five out of 95 and 24 out of 95, respectively. According to 2021 national opioid misuse community assessment tool data, page county was among the highest-ranking counties in virginia for drug overdose mortality. The 2018-2021 drug overdose mortality rate in page county was 47.3 per 100,000 residents, 143% of the commonwealth rate (33.0) and 129% of the national rate (36.8). As proposed, funding will be utilized to: enroll 20 participants per year, totaling 80; expand program enrollment opportunities for high-risk/high-need offenders by reducing barriers to entry, particularly among rural offenders and those with more extensive risk profiles; enhance community supervision capacity by assigning additional law enforcement officers and improving curfew and GPS monitoring capabilities; expand and enhance the provision of treatment services by funding more comprehensive clinical assessment tools and more psychiatric evaluations, funding additional training opportunities for clinicians and case managers, and expanding evidence-based treatment curriculum; directly improve the social determinants of health among drug court participants and their families by providing basic needs directly to participants and improving access to complimentary services and recovery capital; and expand and enhance program evaluation services and provide research services toward assessing and addressing page countys rural housing needs.