The NCSC treatment court experts include practitioners and researchers with experience in all treatment court models including Adult Drug Courts, Juvenile Drug Courts, DUI Courts, Mental Health Courts, Veterans Courts, Re-Entry Courts, Family Drug Courts and Community Courts. The types of services we regularly provide include:
- Conducting process, outcome, impact and cost-benefit analysis of treatment courts and other diversion and intervention programs;
- Facilitating the development and implementation of performance measures and standards;
- Conducting community resource mapping and needs assessments;
- Developing data collection tools and assisting with the development of databases to track program data;
- Addressing common policy issues such as information sharing and complying with federal confidentiality laws;
- Assessing treatment court collaboration and conducting team development and training to address common team challenges;
- Facilitating strategic planning and organizational needs assessments;
- Conducting training on Best Practices relevant to treatment courts such as targeting the right defendants, case planning and sanctions and incentives;
- Providing technical assistance to address state- or locality-specific issues;
- Implementing state oversight structures and establishing state funding models;
- Addressing emerging issues including the impact of the Affordable Care Act on treatment courts or addressing the needs of specialized populations.