Gwinnett County Veterans Treatment Court and Veterans Intervention Program

Both are veterans court divisions under Code section 15-1-17; see the Georgia entry. VA and View Point Health provide treatment, and a mentor coordinator pairs participants with mentors. Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court. A four-phase programme for veterans accused of crimes who struggle with their mental health or sobriety, with the District Attorney, the Sheriff and the Department of Community Supervision on the team. The participant handbook sets minimums of three months in Phase I (stabilise), three in Phase II (engage), six in Phase III (maintain) and six in Phase IV (transition), with documented sobriety of 30 days, 90 days, 120 days and six months to move on, then "Phase Life" without court supervision. A confirmation test of a contested positive drug screen may cost $45. State Court Veterans Intervention Program. Run with the Solicitor-General for veterans charged with misdemeanours that arise from substance use or a mental health diagnosis: three phases, a minimum of twelve months, with frequent court appearances, random drug testing and counselling. Who can enter. The county's accountability court page sets the same rules for all its programmes: a substance abuse or mental health diagnosis with medical history from the past year, residence in Gwinnett (transfers accepted from Georgia counties with reciprocal programmes), and for veterans court "90+ days of active duty (DD-214 required)". It disqualifies sex offences, murder, rape, armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated child crimes, and also any history of violent offences or gang affiliation, unresolved charges or holds elsewhere, trafficking, possession with intent to distribute, and a history of noncompliance in a structured setting. Where that is narrower than the law. Section 15-1-17 defines a veteran as any former member of the armed forces or a National Guard, with no service-length or discharge test, and bars only murder, armed robbery, rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated child molestation and child molestation. The 90-day rule and the wider exclusions are the county's own plan, which the statute lets each court write. Fees. The county lists evaluation and monthly fees for its drug court ($175 and $155 a month) and DUI court ($150 and $200 a month), and none for the veterans programmes. Referral. Both use one referral form. Contact [email protected] or the intake coordinator at 770-822-8849; the programme director is at 770-822-8558. The courts sit at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville.