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20.

Meeting Date:	07/27/2015
406th Veterans Treament Program Continuation FY 2015 yr 3
Submitted for:	Margarita Herrera	Submitted By:	Margarita Herrera
Department:	406th District Court

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve and ratify the acceptance of Grant No. 1H79TI025023 Year 3 and authorize the 406th Drug Court Program to continue to expand its program services pursuant to Sec. 124.002 of the Texas Government Code. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Drug Courts Grant Period: August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016.

Issue: Webb County has over 5,000 Veterans in the community and over 3,000 enrolled for VA services. Approx. 50% of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) do not seek help, 19% have Traumatic Brain Injuries, and 7% have PTSD and traumatic Brain Injuries according to 2010 RAND studies. Those studies also show 37% of those veterans have substance and alcohol abuse addiction.

Solution: the Veterans treatment program will expand and enhance the current 406th District Drug Court Program by developing a hybrid model court with a one-stop-shop treatment to treat veterans with co-occurring and substance use disorders and PTSD all while adhering to the ten key components of a drug court.

Result: To increase availability of treatment services where there is minimal substance abuse and mental health services where returning veterans are at great risk because of the local socioeconomic situation.

Background:

This contract is from the grant application from the Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) Grant No. 1H79TI025023-03

Previous Court Action:

The Webb County Commissioner's Court approved and authorized the establishment of a Drug Court Program, specifically, the 406th Veterans Treatment Program designated the 406th Judicial District Court as one of the courts authorized to implement the program.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	n/a
Funding Source:	n/a
Balance:	324,000.00
Financial Impact:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) $324,999.00

Attachments
406VTP resolution
Resolution - 406th Adult Drug Court Program - EXECUTED