HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation Treatment Court MonthBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
PROCLAMATION
TREATMENT COURT MONTH
WHERBAS, drug courts and other treatment courts are dedicated to preserving families and supporting
individuals with substance use disorder and other behavioral health disorders in transforming their lives; and
WHEREAS, treatment courts work, with Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
reporting 75 percent of drug court participants have no new felonies at 36-month follow-up and Washington
Institute for Public Policy concluding drug courts produce a return-on-investment 100 percent of the time;
and
WHEREAS, treatment courts counter systemic racism by preventing incarceration and loss of parental rights
for people of color who are disproportionately represented within the criminal legal and child welfare
systems; and
WHEREAS, people are resilient and capable of change when provided the right combination of support,
resources, structure, and accountability to support long-term recovery; and
WHEREAS, treatment courts create safer, healthier communities that benefit us all by intervening to reduce
behavioral health symptoms, decrease overdose deaths, support participants in obtaining housing and gainful
employment, and prevent children from entering foster care; and
WHEREAS, Washington State has been a national leader in addressing crime and child neglect driven by
behavioral health conditions, funding and supporting some of the earliest treatment courts in the country;
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Superior Court is celebrating 20 years of providing evidence-based
substance abuse alternative court services to participants in the Kittitas County Court in May,2023;
NOW THEREFORB BE IT RESOLVED, that the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners declare May
as Treatment Court Month in Kittitas County.
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stGNED this /- day of /Yla,tt .2023J BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Vice-Chairman
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Cory W
Commissioner