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Veterans treatment courts

Definition: A Veterans Treatment Court is “a hybrid integration of drug court and mental health court principles to serve military veterans, and sometimes active-duty personnel.

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  • Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way

    "This white paper is based on a series of interviews, buttressed by personal observations, of key players in half a dozen jurisdictions where Veterans Treatment Courts have been operating with marked success. Neither graphs nor charts nor a plethora of statistics are employed to illustrate the protocols and practices of these therapeutic courts. Instead, proponents and practitioners intimately involved in the founding and operation of these courts relate how they are “the right thing to do” for combat veterans who commit certain crimes that are associated with the lingering legacy of their wartime experiences.


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  • Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way [Internet Broadcast]
    This program on justice-involved veterans, highlights the lifesaving role being played by veterans treatment courts (VTCs) across the country.
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