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PROCLAMATION <br />"TheraPeutic Court Month" <br />May 2026 <br />WHEREAS: therapeutic courts improve both public health and public safety' ulhg evidence-based practices to support <br />individuals and families affected by substance us. and other behavioral health conditions in making long-term changes that <br />create safer, healthier communities and benefit us all; and <br />WHEREAS: the Washington State Depaftment of Health and Health Services found that cost savings due to crime <br />reductions created a $4 retum"on every tax dollar invested in a Washington state drug court, and analyses of mental health <br />courts and family treatment courts in washington state have shown savings from recidivism, lower rates of hospitalization, <br />fewer emergency department visits, less involvement in the child welfareiystem, and fewer children bom drug affected' and <br />wHEREAS: therapeutic court participants and alumni create positive ripple effects in their communities, inspiring hope <br />and giving back as productive employees, present parents, good neighbors, dedicated mentors, and effective role models for <br />others in recovery; and <br />wHEREAs: therapeutic courts provide the treatment, case management, peer support, judicial oversite, comprehensive <br />resources, structure, expectations, and accountabiliry that address root causes ofcriminal behavior, child abuse and neglect and <br />support long-term recovery; and <br />WHEREAS: therapeutic courts have an upstream impact, interrupting generational cycles of substance use and legal <br />involvement and helping prevent adverse childhood.*p..i.n.., urro.iutrd *ith parental substance use, incarceration and <br />foster care; and <br />wHEREAS: Washington State is a national leader in creating meaningful pathways out of the legal system and towards <br />recovery and lamily reunification, having supported some of the earLiest therapeutic courts in the country, with these <br />innovative courts now operating in nearly every counly and at every court level; <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Kittitas county Board of commissioners hereby proclaim May 2026' <br />as ,,TtLerapeutic Court Month" in Kinitas Counfy and urge citizens to join them in this special observance' <br />ADOPTED this 2l't day of April 2026. <br />THE KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMiVTISSIONERS <br />Cory C <br />lrman <br />Kjo Clerk of the Board <br />Commissioner