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Elements of Why Participate? Co-Occurring Participants in the Co-Occurring Court Court program may be able to remain in the community for  Participation is voluntary treatment rather than leaving the but once admitted, program community or obtaining compliance is court-ordered. TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMPLISH treatment in a more restrictive GREAT THINGS placement. Participants may get  Participants have a mental a lesser criminal sentence or may illness and a co-occurring not be sentenced to any jail or substance abuse disorder that prison time. If needed, contributed to the situation participants receive help resulting in their involvement obtaining services such as in the criminal justice system. housing, job training and medical care.  Public safety is a high priority. Participants are For more details about the carefully screened prior to Co-Occurring Court Program or admission and monitored benefits of participants, contact For Information Contact: throughout the program. the Co-Occurring Court Hannah Halden Coordinator or your attorney.  Early intervention is Co-Occurring Court Coordinator essential, with referral and . screening occurring Missoula County Courthouse immediately after criminal The Missoula Co-Occurring Court charges or as soon thereafter. 200 West Broadway strives to improve public safety by working with people involved with  Working with a cross- Missoula MT 59802 the criminal justice system who disciplinary team, the Co- have mental illness and co- (406) 258-4641 Occurring Court staff occurring substance abuse provides supervision and case disorders. (406) 258-3940 Fax management to participants. Our staff is committed to allocating [email protected] resources and developing ways to better address their unique needs. What Is Co- or more substance-related records; and (b) develop a disorders. preliminary court treatment plan. Occurring Court?

The Missoula Co-Occurring Treatment Court Program was developed to improve the 5) Co-Occurring Court Team: response of the Missoula The Court Team is composed of the County criminal justice system Court Coordinator, a prosecutor, a to people with mental illness by 1) The Referral: A prospective defense attorney, a probation officer, a community supervision mandating and monitoring participant may be referred by an attorney, judge, treatment provider, officer, treatment providers and the treatment. The Court program family member, detention center judge. diverts from jail to treatment, staff or other concerned person. people with serious mental 5) Acceptance or Denial in illness and co-occurring 2) Defense Attorney: Before Co- Program: Once the screening is substance abuse disorders Occurring Court staff discusses the completed, the team discusses the charged with misdemeanors and program with a potential participant case at its weekly meeting and non-violent felonies. to determine eligibility, the Defense decides whether or not the potential Participants must comply with Attorney must consent. participant is appropriate for the program. appropriate community 3) Screening: The Co-Occurring programs for mental health and Court staff meets with the potential 6) Acceptance: The participant is chemical dependency treatment. participant, in the detention center, The program works to support notified of acceptance and given a if necessary, to: (a) assess date to appear in Co-Occurring each participant’s recovery and willingness to participate into the Court to review/sign the participant reduce future involvement in program; (b) perform eligibility agreement and the Co-Occurring the criminal justice system. screening; and (c) complete all Court treatment plan. The Judge necessary paperwork, such as then welcomes the participant into What is a Co-Occurring releases of information to obtain the Co-Occurring Court Program. Disorder? records.

Persons with co-occurring 4) Intake Procedure: If eligibility disorders have one or more criteria are met, Co-Occurring Court staff: (a) obtain pertinent mental disorders as well as one