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Mason County Superior Court presents therapeutic courts: veterans, mental‑health, drug and family recovery programs
Summary
Court staff described four therapeutic court programs that combine treatment, supervision and frequent court review to reduce recidivism and reunify families. Presenters reviewed program structure, phase progression, graduation counts and anecdotal success stories from participants who completed programs and later joined court teams.
Julie Hansen, therapeutic court program manager for Mason County Superior Court, told the commissioners the courts are an evidence‑based approach that pairs judicial supervision with treatment and wraparound supports.
“These courts represent a transformative approach to justice, offering individuals and their families an opportunity to break free from the cycles of addiction, mental health challenges, and criminal behavior,” Julie Hansen said.
Nut graph: The court manager described four therapeutic programs — veterans court, mental‑health court, drug court and Family Recovery Court (FRC) — that provide structured phases of stabilization, clinical treatment and social habilitation, require frequent court reviews and random observed urinalysis, and that rely on a team approach including judges or commissioners, prosecutors, defense counsel, case managers and treatment providers.
Details and outcomes: Julie Hansen and court staff outlined the entry process for criminal therapeutic courts (guilty plea, prosecutor screening,…
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