Denton county drug treatment court service expansion - the denton county drug treatment court (dcdtc) treatment expansion seeks to increase the court capacity and expansion of treatment services in…

Denton county drug treatment court service expansion - the denton county drug treatment court (dcdtc) treatment expansion seeks to increase the court capacity and expansion of treatment services in denton county, texas. The target population includes the following: felony drug defendants; defendants where the commission of the offense was drug related; and defendants with serious substance use issues who demonstrate a need for intensive treatment, combined with intensive supervision and court involvement. Denton county is the seventh largest county in texas, covering 878.51 square miles and has seen rapid population growth since 2010. The county is 56% white, 18% hispanic, and 12% black. During 2023, 2,191 individuals were placed on probation for felony drug offenses, yet due to reductions in funding, the capacity of dcdtc has remained lower than the demand. As such, there is an ongoing waitlist for program participation. The first goal of the proposed project is to increase the capacity and accessibility of treatment services to provide comprehensive and appropriate substance use services to dcdtc participants. Currently, the dcdtc has a capacity of 40 participants and is operating at full capacity. Funding will support a gradual expansion of the capacity of the program to serve 50 participants in year 1, 60 participants in year 2, 70 participants in year 3, 80 participants in year 4, and 90 participants in year 5. This is a proposed growth in capacity of 225% over five years. The expansion will serve approximately 230 unduplicated individuals over the five years of the project. The dcdtc provides a continuum of care to each participant, ranging from individual counseling to residential treatment. Funds will also be used to increase access to supportive transitional living. Additionally, funds will increase the number of participants receiving intensive outpatient, individual counseling, and trauma-informed services. The project will improve screening and assessment procedures to the program to best serve individual treatment needs. Funding will also be used to provide detox services to participants. Additionally, the project will support a relapse education program to program participants. Evidence-based programs utilized by the dcdtc include cognitive behavioral therapy, medication assisted treatment, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. The second goal of the project is to increase the accessibility of complementary social services to provide wraparound services to program participants. Funding will be used to support medical and/or dental services for participants. Additionally, the project will allow for participants to complete a class focused on maintaining healthy relationships. Overall the project will enable the court to serve more individuals, provide more comprehensive services, and improve upon existing processes.