Documents

Problem-Solving Courts

Problem-Solving Courts (general documents)

• Problem-Solving Justice Toolkit (National Center for State Courts, March 2007)

• Recidivism in Alaska's Therapeutic Courts for Addictions and Department of Corrections Institutional Substance Abuse Programs (Alaska Judicial Council, March 2012)

Drug Courts 

• A Better Path: Drug Treatment Courts Offer Hope for Youth (SAMHSA, 2013)

• In Brief: Adult Drug Courts and Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (SAMHSA, Summer 2014)

• Drug Courts (U.S. Department of Justice, May 2016)

• Engage, Involve, Empower: Family Engagement in Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, February 2017)

• Florida Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards (Supreme Court of the State of Florida, June 2017)

• Guidance to States: Recommendations for Developing Family Drug Court Guidelines (OJJDP, May 2013)

• Drug Court Practitioner Fact Sheet: Six Steps to Improve your Drug Court Outcomes for Adults with Co-Occurring Disorders (National Drug Court Institute & SAMHSA's GAINS Center, April 2013)

•  SAMHSA's Medication-assisted Treatment (MAT) in Drug Courts: Addressing Barriers to Effective Implementation Webinar Slides (SAMHSA, July 2020)

• Medication-assisted Treatment (MAT) in Drug Courts: Addressing Barriers to Effective Implementation Webinar Q&A

Mental Health Courts

• Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum (Council of State Governments Justice Center & Bureau of Justice Assistance)

• Emerging Judicial Strategies for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Caseload: Mental Health Courts in Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, San Bernardino, and Anchorage (U.S. Department of Justice: Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2000) 

• Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses:  The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court (Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2008; funded by Bureau of Justice Assistance)

• Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers and Practitioners (Council of State Governments Justice Center & Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2008)

• Minnesota Mental Health Court a Model (Kansas Health Institute, October 2016)

• U.S. Research Points to Potential of Mental Health Courts (Kansas Health Institute, October 2016)

Family Treatment Courts

• Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards (Center for Children and Family Futures and National Association of Drug Court Professionals, 2019)

• Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards: Laying the Groudwork Webinar Slides (Center for Children and Family Futures and National Association of Drug Court Professionals, 2019)

Veterans COURTS

• Role of Veterans Treatment Court Mentors