Probation Director Urges More Training as Caseloads and Drug‑testing Rise
The county’s probation director reported a rise in caseloads, drug-test positives and juvenile high‑risk placements and described planned trainings and regional coordination to address mental‑health and substance‑abuse pressures on local justice and treatment systems.
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The Valley County probation director told commissioners Wednesday that caseloads, drug testing and mental‑health crises have increased sharply during the summer and that the department is pursuing training, new monitoring technology and regional coordination to respond.
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