The confederated salish and kootenai tribes (cskt) proposes to enhance the cskt juvenile healing to wellness court program to increase services and support to youth on the flathead indian reservation

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes $400,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court Program.

The award funds expansion and strengthening of the existing Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court by establishing a dedicated court component within the Tribal Probation Department to serve at-risk youth in the criminal justice system. The program delivers substance use and misuse treatment, mental health services, and criminality interventions integrated with cultural knowledge and recovery tools. Expected outcomes include guiding and supporting youth through the criminal justice process by providing access to resources and recovery support.

Performance occurs in Pablo, Montana, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program supports implementation and enhancement of adult treatment courts, juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts, and tribal healing to wellness courts, integrating substance use disorder treatment, mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in a judicially supervised setting to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.

This project will serve at-risk youth in the criminal justice system by supplying programing for substance use/misuse, mental health, and criminality. This project will enhance the current cskt juvenile healing to wellness court program by establishing a court component and operating within the tribal probation department to expand and strengthen access to at-risk youth. Expected outcomes include guiding and supporting youth through the criminal justice process by giving them access to resources, cultural knowledge, and recovery tools.