May is National Drug Court Month. The Justice Programs Office, our National Drug Court Resource Center (NDCRC), and our Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (JDTC TTA) will be celebrating the enormous successes of treatment courts as rehabilitative alternatives to prison all month long.

Learn more about drug courts and how our teams train, advise, and provide helpful resources to adult and juvenile drug courts by visiting NDCRC's website and JDTC TTA's website.

Keep up with NDCRC by following @TheNDCRC on Twitter and with JDTC TTA by following @JuvDTC.

Law enforcement is often the first point of contact Americans have with the justice system. For those at risk of substance dependence, this can be a key interaction affecting future treatment. Approximately 1.5 million individuals arrested each year are at such a risk, and JPO's National Drug Resource Center is hosting a webinar to examine how law enforcement can be an integral tool in treatment courts' efforts. 

Join us Wednesday, June 13, 2018, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM for
"To Serve, Protect, and Treat: Law Enforcement and Treatment Courts," where we will bring together practitioners and experts who to discuss ways to partner with local law enforcement and engage them in the treatment court process. This means not only educating them about how treatment courts operate but giving them the tools to advocate for these programs every day in the field to those who need them.