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Leon County Veterans Treatment Court

Leon County's Veterans Treatment Court is a four-phase pretrial diversion for veterans with a qualifying discharge and offense, supervised by the county's Office of Intervention and Detention Alternatives; Veteran's Treatment Court Officer Shenika Broxsie, 850-577-4430.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, 394.47891, Second Judicial Circuit, pretrial diversion, Tallahassee, mentor.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Florida's veterans treatment intervention act puts veterans treatment courts in the judicial circuits; see the Florida entry. In Leon County the court's supervision sits with the county's Office of Intervention and Detention Alternatives: "Leon County Veteran Treatment Court is now being offered as a pretrial diversion program to veteran offenders. In order to be accepted into Veterans Treatment Court, an offender must obtain an appropriate discharge status and qualifying program offense." How it runs. Four phases of mental health and substance abuse assessment, appointments, a mentor, community service, and reporting and testing, with the Florida Veterans Foundation, the county's Veteran Services and the VA health system as partners. "The Office of Intervention and Detention Alternatives is home to the element of supervision, in which the Veteran Pretrial Intervention Officer maintains an intensive caseload". Who to call. Teresa Broxton, Director, 850-606-5600; Shenika Broxsie, Veteran's Treatment Court Officer, 850-577-4430, [email protected].

Thresholds

Thresholds for Leon County Veterans Treatment Court
GateRule
Justice-involved veteranFor a veteran with a qualifying discharge and offense who volunteers. A disability rating is not the test.

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