HONESDALE, WAYNE CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Wayne County’s Drug and Treatment Court has earned certification from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, recognizing the program’s use of treatment and supervision as alternatives to incarceration for eligible participants.<\/p>\n
The certification means the county’s program meets standards for treatment courts, which are designed to address underlying issues that can contribute to criminal behavior, including substance use and mental health disorders.<\/p>\n
\u201cTreatment courts transform lives, reconnect families, and help create safer communities by focusing on the root causes of criminal behavior,\u201d Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice P. Kevin Brobson said.<\/p>\n
Brobson said Wayne County’s program uses evidence-based practices aimed at providing participants with an opportunity for long-term recovery.<\/p>\n
Wayne County President Judge Janine Edwards oversees the program, which combines treatment with accountability and intensive supervision.<\/p>\n
Participants can also be connected with services involving employment, housing, education, mental health care and other needs as they work toward returning to their communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur drug and treatment court has high expectations while providing strong support for every participant,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cThis certification reflects the dedication of our team and partners, and our commitment to treatment with intensive supervision when appropriate and consistent with public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
The program brings together judges, probation officers, treatment providers and other professionals to work with participants throughout the process.<\/p>\n
According to the Pennsylvania courts, 47 people have graduated from Wayne County’s Drug and Treatment Court since 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HONESDALE, WAYNE CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Wayne County’s Drug and Treatment Court has earned certification from the Pennsylvania Supreme…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-270110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}