Delaware County Veterans Treatment Court

The Veterans Treatment Court is one of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas' specialty courts, run with the District Attorney, the Public Defender, Adult Probation and Parole, VA and County Council. No veteran left behind. The court provides non-VA treatment resources to eligible veterans regardless of their discharge, so a veteran VA will not treat can still take part. It considers active service members and veterans with honorable, general and medical discharges, and an other than honorable discharge case by case. Who it takes. Adults who have served, with a diagnosis or current treatment need for a mental health disorder, trauma such as military sexual trauma or post-traumatic stress, or a substance use disorder, found on a bio-psycho-social assessment. Delaware County residents qualify; a non-resident who can commute to the hearings is considered case by case. The court prefers non-violent offences; felony sex offences and felony crimes of violence are usually excluded, murder and manslaughter always, and unresolved charges in another county are a bar until counsel resolves them. How it ends. Referrals come after the case reaches the Court of Common Pleas, or on a probation or parole violation, and are fast-tracked to the Veterans Court judge. A participant enters a plea to agreed charges, held in abeyance. After three phases, usually 12 to 24 months, successful completion brings a nolle prosequi of the whole case, with the potential for expungement afterwards. The manual the court posts was revised in November 2022; the court's page was updated July 28, 2025. Courts: Government Center, 201 W. Front Street, Media; 610-891-4000.