Snohomish County Recovery Courts participated in the 1st Annual Spring into Recovery Event at Funko Field. The event was a resource and community fair coupled with an Everett AquaSox baseball game. Over 200 Recovery Court participants, team members, and community partners attended the game!
Judge Joseph Wilson throws out the first pitch.
Let’s go AquaSox!
Jamie Reed (Snohomish County Superior Therapeutic Courts Program Administrator), Luke Emerson, and Skyler Willian working hard to share resources and information to those in need.
Island County Superior Court Drug Court has some wonderful success stories they are sharing in honor of Therapeutic Court Month. Check out where some of their previous participants are now.
During the March 2023 Island County Drug Court graduation ceremony, graduates were presented with the courts first ever “recovery rocks.” Carolyn started tumbling found rocks and realized she could use them as part of the court’s graduation ceremony, providing a unique token for participants to carry forth with them in their journey.
Recovery Rocks
It is said, rough seas make smooth stones and just like you, every rock is different, polished and shaped by the waves and water they come from. While they have some imperfections, they are each beautiful and unique in their own way. And some are given a little extra polishing to become what they are now. You joined the program, were given some extra help and encouragement, to help you become who you are now. Over time, our recovery and your recovery rock, may need some attention (and maybe a little more polishing). You have worked hard and overcame rocks in the road of life and revealed your honest beauty (inside and out). Pick a keepsake stone as a reminder to keep rockin’ your recovery!
“I am so grateful to Island County Drug Court for not only the support and encouragement to work on my recovery, but also the guidance I have received in reintegrating into the community. I think being involved in the court system in a positive way has changed the way I view myself as an individual and as a member of the community and society at large. This experience has really helped me overcome a lot of feelings of guilt and shame for my past behaviors and I have a newfound respect for myself. I am honored to have had the opportunity to prove to the courts that I am capable of change and to have earned the dismissal of a felony. I feel like I have a much better footing in life today than I did before starting this process. I appreciate the encouragement to continue in my education, and I also appreciate being treated with dignity and respect throughout a very challenging time in my life. Thank you to: Thea S. from Sunrise Services, Carolyn Pence, Ken Delano, the Deputy Prosecutor, Public Defenders Claire Charbonneau, and Nicole Nelson, Island County Superior Court, and Judge Skinner.”
N.C. March 2023 Island County Drug Court graduate
“I won’t let my past keep my future from being anything but excellent. At first Drug Court was a way out of jail. They paid my rent until I could manage my life on my own. They paid my phone bill until I could afford it alone. This program saved my life and helped me change from a lost boy to a good hardworking man. Everyone on the team, even the prosecutors, wanted me to succeed. This program changes lives and you all should feel very good about what you’re doing with your lives because you saved mine. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all!”
V.G. March 2023 Island County Drug Court graduate
“I found the Drug Court program to be very time consuming, but not a waste of time. I am grateful for everything I have learned and the person it has helped me become. I figured out early that it is only as hard as you make it. If I were ever given the option of Drug Court again, I would be happy to take it. I have learned a lot and it has become an important part of my life. None of this would have been possible if I were not clean and I would not have been able to get clean if it were not for the Drug Court Program. For this, I am grateful and cannot thank the Drug Court team and program enough.”
A.B. March 2023 Island County Drug Court graduate
The WSADCP Training Committee would like to thank Carolyn Pence, Therapeutic Courts Coordinator, for contribution to our Treatment Court Month celebration.
The WSADCP Training Committee would like to thank April Kelly and Anngela Olson, Alumni Association, for contribution to our Treatment Court Month celebration.
The WSADCP Training Committee would like to thank Ryan Washburn, Therapeutic Courts Coordinator, for contribution to our Treatment Court Month celebration.
Judge Stephen Greer pictured with graduate William Francis Cruz Jeronimo
The mission of the Shelton Municipal Individualized Treatment Court (ITC) is to enhance public safety and reduce recidivism of those who suffer from substance use disorders and/or behavioral health issues by connecting these participants with community treatment services. The Court seeks to assist those especially in the Latino community as they are underserved in our community and an important part of the community. In order to accomplish this mission, the Individualized Treatment Court seeks to address the unique needs of each individual. The ITC Court is pre-conviction.
The Shelton Individualized Treatment Court has blended Drug Court, Behavioral Health Court, and Community Court standards into one Court. Furthermore, we serve our Treatment Court community in five languages: Akateko, Mam, Q’anjob’al, Spanish, and English. Eighty-three percent of our participants do not speak English. In addition to traditional substance use disorder and behavioral health disorder treatment we offer voluntary services tailored to each individual. Examples are employment assistance, sober housing, ESL, education, relicensing, and financial planning.
We were created through an AOC grant and commenced in February 2022. So far nine (9) individuals have graduated from the program with a certificate in either Spanish or English awarded along with a dismissal of criminal charges.
The WSADCP Training Committee would like to thank Judge Stephen D. Greer, Municipal Court Judge, for contribution to our Treatment Court Month celebration.
Watch this video of Clark County Superior Court Residential Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (Res DOSA) Drug Court graduates and team members discussing the benefits of utilizing the Drug Court model for supervising individuals sentenced to Res DOSA in our community.
The WSADCP Training Committee would like to thank Shauna McCloskey, Superior Court Program Coordinator, for contribution to our Treatment Court Month celebration.
