BOONE COUNTY became an ARI site in July 2013 to create a drug court and has since expanded to include an additional specialized ARI probation caseload with services. The Boone County ARI program uses evidence-based practices to create an individualized case management plan addressing the risk, needs and assets of each participant and connect them to community-based treatment and services.
Boone County ARI provides participants with substance use and mental health disorder treatment; individual and group programming including Moral Reconation Therapy, Thinking for a Change, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other forms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; peer mentorship and recovery support; and life skills development. Additionally, Boone County ARI is responsive to social determinants of health by providing participants vital records assistance, emergency supplies, transportation assistance, and access to recovery home residency for safe housing with services.
Key partners supporting the Boone County ARI programs include 17th Judicial Circuit Court administration, including the Chief Judge, Director of Court Services, and court staff; the Boone County Drug Court’s presiding Judge; the Boone County Health Department and Boone County Board; local churches and non-profit agencies who provide community service and mentoring opportunities to participants; local substance use and mental health disorder treatment providers; county jail staff; the Boone County State’s Attorney; the Boone County Public Defender; the Boone County Behavioral Health Task Force Community Outreach Advocacy and Recovery (COAR) program; peer mentors; and probation officers.
Program contact:
Jenny Crotchett, Program Coordinator, Boone County Probation & Court Services
815-544-9806