Cherokee county, OK adult treatment court expansion program. - cherokee county adult treatment court expansion program will serve cherokee county, OK adults, 18 and older, of any race, ethnicity, or…

Cherokee county, OK adult treatment court expansion program. - cherokee county adult treatment court expansion program will serve cherokee county, OK adults, 18 and older, of any race, ethnicity, or gender, who are charged with nonviolent misdemeanor or felony crimes and have a substance use disorder (SUD) and/or mental health diagnosis. In cherokee county, there has been a 35% increase in the jail population and a 26% increase in prison incarceration over the last ten years. Many of these arrests and subsequent incarcerations were connected to mental health and substance use. The project seeks to address the following service gaps: need for strategic coordination between service providers and the courts, need for client-centered services that address the cumulative and connected risk factors that enhance the likelihood of system involvement, and need for assertive case management services that reduce barriers, provide advocacy, and connect people with needed resources. The expansion program will augment cherokee county's current treatment court efforts and fortify the wraparound supports available for justice-involved adults with mental health diagnoses and/or suds. Program clients will participate in a minimum-one year program that facilitates access to holistic supports, like medical care and health coverage, infectious disease screening and prevention, recovery groups, life skills, education, therapeutic services, family engagement opportunities, and harm reduction. The cherokee county adult treatment court expansion program will serve a minimum of 40 adults annually and over 200 people across the lifetime of the grant.