A celebration of the work of recovery happening in treatment courts nationwide. May is inclusive of all treatment court types, from adult, family, juvenile, drug courts, veterans treatment courts, DUI, and other courts.

National Facts

• There are now more than 4,000 treatment courts in the U.S.

• Treatment courts are a sentencing alternative that provide lifesaving treatment to justice-involved individuals with substance use and mental health disorders

• Treatment courts have transformed the way the justice system responds to substance use by combining accountability with evidence-based treatment Positive treatment outcomes for substance use disorders and research confirms improvements in areas such as education, employment, housing stability, family reunification, and healthcare