Author: Christina Mason

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King County Regional Mental Health Court – the 2nd Mental Health Court in the United States – Celebrates 25 Years!

Watch Regional Mental Health Court at King County District Court. (KCTV – 2:25 min)

Learn more about the program.

Read the 2018 DSHS report that found King County Regional Mental Health Court participants had significantly lower rates of re-offending and psychiatric hospitalization and fewer incarceration days and emergency department visits than a matched comparison group.

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Issaquah Community Court Participants Give Back Through Volunteering at the City’s Culture Fest

Learn more about Issaquah Municipal Community Court.

Most of the participants of Issaquah Community Court are required to complete volunteer hours. While finding volunteer opportunities is not always easy, team members engage with participants to learn their interests and things they enjoy doing, to match them with fulfilling opportunities.

Two Community Court participants engaged as volunteers at the City of Issaquah’s Culture Fest on September 6, 2024. The event is focused on celebrating Issaquah’s cultural diversity and providing a space for people to connect and learn. The event is open to all – long-time residents, recent immigrants, and everyone in between. The program featured cultures from multiple continents represented in Issaquah.

As volunteers, the participants were both very helpful with setting up the event and managing the performances on the stage.

Both participants shared how much they enjoyed the opportunity and how much they learned about their community.

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King County Drug Diversion Court Celebrates 30 Years!

Watch the full 30th Anniversary Celebration here. (KCTV)

View Joe Barsana’s Keynote Speech here. (10 min). Joe is a King County Drug Court graduate who now works in the program as a Housing Case Manager. He is also a WSADCP/WADC Board Member and the Co-Founder and President of the Washington State Therapeutic Court Alumni Association (WSTCAA).

View Marjorie Drieu’s speech here. (10 min). Marjorie is a King County Drug Court graduate who now works at Peer Kent as a Program Manager. She is one of the Co-Founders of the WSTCAA.

Learn more about King County Drug Diversion Court here.

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Clark County Drug Court Turns 25!

Watch: Clark County Drug Court Graduates Talk About Their Lives Since Graduating. (5 min)

Watch: Graduates and team members send video messages celebrating 25 Years of Clark County Drug Court transforming lives. (37 min)

Watch: Judge Camara Banfield and Therapeutic Specialty Courts Coordinator Shauna McCloskey talk about therapeutic courts and the difference they make in Clark County. (18 min)

Learn more about Clark County Therapeutic Specialty Courts here.