Campbell County Veterans Treatment Court

Kentucky's veterans treatment courts are Department of Specialty Courts programmes. The department's page: "The Department of Specialty Courts launched Kentucky's first VTC in Jefferson County in 2012 and operates programs in Boone, Campbell, Christian, Fayette, Floyd, Hardin and Kenton counties and provides direct services and resource connections to surrounding areas. Veterans interested in being considered for VTC, regardless of county of residence, can be referred by a judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, probation officer, pretrial officer, Veterans Justice Outreach coordinator or a VTC team member." What it is. "Veterans Treatment Courts offer a specialized treatment-oriented solution for veterans with open criminal cases," with court-supervised treatment for substance use and mental health "as an alternative to incarceration", connection to benefits and help with housing, employment and education, and volunteer veteran peer mentors from the Kentucky Veterans Treatment Court Mentorship Program. Where. The Campbell County Courthouse, 330 York Street, Newport, KY 41071, which houses the 17th Judicial Circuit and District courts (Judge Julie Reinhardt Ward sits in Circuit Division 1); the Circuit Court Clerk, Taunya Nolan Jack, 859-292-6314, whose office is open Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4. The court's own eligibility rules and contacts are not published for Campbell County; ask defence counsel, the Circuit Court Clerk, or the VA's Veterans Justice Outreach coordinator.