The enhancing family treatment court project seeks to build court capacity and enhance substance use treatment through collaboration with providers, enhancement of the certified peer recovery program,…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $896,785 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to the County Of Greene in Springfield, Missouri. The grant funds the Enhancing Family Treatment Court Project, which aims to build court capacity and enhance substance use treatment through collaboration with providers, expansion of the certified peer recovery program, and development of an early intervention family treatment court. Key project activities include adding a peer recovery specialist and licensed family treatment court clinician to strengthen services for children, parents, and families. The grant is expected to result in a decline in youth temporary placements, reduced time youth spend in temporary placement, and more children returned to their parent or caregiver. The project period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026.

The enhancing family treatment court project seeks to build court capacity and enhance substance use treatment through collaboration with providers, enhancement of the certified peer recovery program, and development of an early intervention family treatment court to ensure that children, parents, and families receive the best possible outcomes. By expanding the certified peer recovery program with the addition of a peer recovery specialist and a licensed family treatment court clinician, services to children, parents, and families will be stronger and more effective. This project will track the number of youths in temporary placement, how long children are in temporary placement, and the number of children returned to their parent/caregiver. The project is expected to result in a decline in the number ofyouths in temporary placement, a reduction of time youth spend in temporary placement, and a higher number of children returned to their parent/caregiver.