Through the implementation and enhancement of the tunica-biloxi juvenile tribal healing to wellness court, the tunica-biloxi tribe will address substance/alcohol use among tribal youth by providing…

The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana received a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to implement and enhance the Tunica-Biloxi Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Court from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. The Tribe aims to address substance and alcohol use among tribal youth by providing culturally-based alternative solutions to the criminal justice approaches used by state and parish systems. Specifically, the Tribe will follow Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention guidelines in establishing a functional juvenile drug treatment court to deliver solution-focused programs mitigating the effects of illegal drugs in the community. The place of performance is Marksville, Louisiana.

Through the implementation and enhancement of the tunica-biloxi juvenile tribal healing to wellness court, the tunica-biloxi tribe will address substance/alcohol use among tribal youth by providing evidence-based cultural solutions as alternatives to current methods employed by parish/state criminal justice systems. The tribal court will follow the office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention juvenile drug treatment guidelines in implementing a functional juvenile healing to wellness court. With the full implementation of a juvenile healing to wellness court, the tunica-biloxi tribe hopes to accomplish one main goal: implement and enhance the juvenile tribal healing to wellness court to provide solution-oriented alternatives to mitigate to effects that illegal drugs has had on our community.