Recovery Courts

13th Judicial District

Veterans Treatment Court

The mission of the 13th Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court is to enhance public safety and health through a timely identification and diversion of addicted offenders utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach and effective screening to increase the number of addicted individuals engaged and retained in treatment. By employing evidenced-based practices through the provision of holistic treatment plans offering integrated care and supervision we strive to increase personal, familial, and societal accountability of the individual.

Goals

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Promote public safety

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Improve treatment participation and engagement

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Improve the quality of life of Veterans Treatment Court pariticpants

Eligibility Requirements

Participation is voluntary. There must be an agreement among the sentencing judge, District Attorney’s Office, and Counsel for the accused that Recovery Courts would be an appropriate option. This will be available to persons who:

  • Have felony/misdemeanor (misdemeanor offenders can only apply for VTC if they are a veteran) charges that are alcohol and drug related in one of the seven counties of the 13th Judicial District
  • Are addicted or dependent on based on clinical assesment (use of ASI-R qualified them for IOP or in-patient or residential treatment)
  • Do not have pending charges for sex offenses or have not been adjudicated for sex offenses
  • Have no prior or pending violent offenses
  • Are able to actively participate in intervention activities, and have the approval from the qualified treatment professional completing the assessment
  • Voluntarily agree to participate
  • Are residents of a county within the 13th Judicial District which they are being considered for Recovery Courts
  • Do not have charges from Federal Court
  • May be on Community Corrections Probation or State Probation and has violated, but cannot be on parole, or Federal supervised release.
  • Applicants can NOT have pending charges from any county outside the 13th Judicial District
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Veterans Treatment Court Application

Click to view and download the aplication for the Veterans Treatment Court Program.

Participant Handbook

The Veterans Treatment Court handbook can be downloaded from this link.

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Referral Processes

View the process for referring someone to the Veterans Treatment Court here.

Recovery Courts

Phone: (931) 372-1003
Fax: (931) 528-1206

Email:
hroysden@putnamcountytn.gov

Address:
Recovery Courts
205 W. Broad Street
Cookeville, TN 38501