Drug courts
National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Conference
Nashville, TN
Family Treatment Court Program
Overview
Family Treatment Courts (FTC) serve children, parents and families involved in the child welfare system due to parental substance use as a contributing factor to child abuse or neglect.
Between 60 and 80 percent of substantiated child abuse and neglect cases handled by these courts involve substance abuse by a custodial parent...
RISE 21
National Harbor, MD
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Project
Drug Courts
Substance use poses a significant threat to the well-being of the nation's youth and to the communities in which they live. Approximately 43.7 million people age 12 and older needed substance use treatment in the past year, according to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The survey showed 2.2 million adolescents...