San Diego County

Collaborative Court

Programs

Support. Sobriety. Self-Sufficiency.

Central Drug Court and Reentry Court are court-supervised programs with comprehensive treatment and case management for non-violent offenders who:

• As a result of a substance-induced and/or co-occurring mental health disorder illness, enter into the criminal justice system, and are at further risk to go through jails and/or subsequently into prisons;

• Have substance-induced and/or co-occurring mental health disorder illnesses, and who fail to successfully complete terms of probation/parole;

• Have substance-induced and/or co-occurring mental health disorder illnesses, and could be diverted from jails into treatment.

The programs provide outpatient alcohol and drug treatment, case management, mental health counseling and drug testing services for persons who have been referred to either the Central Drug Court Program or the Reentry Court program.

The length of each program differs and is divided into phases, each with a specific focus, level of intensity and required services. The phases include: helping to establish abstinence and beginning the process of recovery; furthering participants’ recovery and establishing ongoing sobriety; followed by continuous practice to solidify skills learned in earlier phases. An aftercare period includes support services and an alumni group.

The Reentry Court Program is certified by the State Department of Health Care Services, certification #370181AN.