The kansas city municipal drug court is a comprehensive, rehabilitative program serving municipal court defendants in kansas city, missouri who have substance use disorder

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $656,925 Project Grant under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the City of Kansas City, Missouri. The funding will enhance the Kansas City Municipal Drug Court's rehabilitation program for municipal court defendants with substance use disorders. Key activities include:

Implementing a dedicated women's recovery pathway with gender-responsive and trauma-informed approaches to better address the unique needs and risks of system-involved women. This includes screening and assessing all women referred to drug court, connecting them to transitional/supportive housing, providing individual trauma therapy integrated with evidence-based treatment, and conducting a thorough project evaluation. Expected outcomes are increased phase completion and graduation rates for women, expanded service capacity, and reduced recidivism.

With the requested enhancement funding, the treatment court will implement a dedicated womens recovery pathway, incorporating gender-responsive and trauma-informed approaches to better address the unique needs and risks of system-involved women. Primary activities include screening and assessing all women referred to drug court using the womens risk needs assessment; connecting women to transitional, supportive housing; providing women with individual trauma therapy integrated with evidence-based treatment programs; and conducting a thorough project evaluation. Expected outcomes include increasing phase completion rates for women, increasing graduation rates for women, expanding the number of women served, and decreasing womens recidivism rate.