Veterans Treatment Courts

Veterans Treatment Courts assist veterans charged with crimes who are struggling with addiction, mental illness or co-occurring disorders and come in contact with the criminal justice system.

Utilizing the successful drug court model, participants come before judges on a regular basis, receive support and guidance from veteran mentors, are supervised by specialized probation officers and receive treatment and support from the Veterans Administration to address underlying problems often caused by post-traumatic stress disorders. Pennsylvania's first Veterans Treatment Court opened in Lackawanna County in November 2009. With over 800,000 veterans, Pennsylvania has the fourth-largest population of veterans in the country.

current as of October 2019