Webb county, texas will implement a juvenile drug treatment court program (jdtcp) to create adolescent treatment services and recovery support services for court-involved youth with substance use…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the County of Webb, Texas to implement a Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program (JDTCP). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023 under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), will enable Webb County to create adolescent treatment services and recovery support services for court-involved youth with substance use challenges. The JDTCP will utilize the leverage of the court to motivate youth to access comprehensive substance use treatment, coordinate mental health and trauma services, provide case management to link participants to community resources, and engage youth in ongoing recovery opportunities and aftercare. This multi-year grant, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, aims to break the cycle of criminal behavior, alcohol/drug use, and incarceration through a coordinated, multisystem approach integrating the court's sanctioning power with effective treatment and recovery support services.

Webb county, texas will implement a juvenile drug treatment court program (jdtcp) to create adolescent treatment services and recovery support services for court-involved youth with substance use challenges. Webb county envisions the provision of an efficiently coordinated, multisystem approach that will be integrated to the sanctioning power of the jdtcp with effective treatment services to break the cycle of criminal behavior, alcohol and/or drug use, and incarceration or other penalties. Webb county jdtcp will utilize the leverage of the court to motivate youth to access comprehensive substance use treatment services and will coordinate mental health and trauma services for those youth with CO-occurring disorders. Jdtcp will also utilize case management to link participants to community resources that can meet their overall needs and will engage youth in ongoing recovery opportunities and aftercare to help them sustain their recovery efforts.