Coordinator describes Recovery Court expansion, local substance‑use statistics cited
Recovery Court Coordinator Emma Bader briefed the board on the program's history and scope, noting it expanded from sobriety court to include drug cases and citing local statistics on alcohol‑attributed deaths, out‑of‑home placements, and inmate substance‑use prevalence.
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Emma Bader, the county Recovery Court Coordinator, told the board the program began in 2011 as a sobriety court, expanded in 2019 with a grant to include drug‑related offenders, and combined program streams in 2023. She said the program emphasizes a mix of accountability and treatment and is targeted to high‑risk, high‑need participants with strict eligibility requirements.
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