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Judge Reddy asks commissioners to back family-court early‑intervention program with opioid-settlement funds
Summary
Judge Reddy asked Vigo County commissioners to support using opioid-settlement funds to sustain a family-court early-intervention program that a family court navigator says has handled nearly 400 cases and kept many families out of court. Commissioners agreed to further talks about short‑term funding and longer-term county support.
Judge Reddy asked Vigo County commissioners to consider using opioid-settlement funds to sustain a family‑court early‑intervention program that he said reduces later incarceration and court involvement.
"What we've been doing for decades isn't working," Judge Reddy told the commissioners, urging early intervention for parents and children through counseling, co‑parenting classes and anger‑management programs. He cited studies and cost comparisons to argue that investing in children now can lower later corrections costs.
Candace Brown, the…
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