DEKALB COUNTY became an ARI site in July 2016 to support its existing Drug/DUI Court model and create a complementary Mental Health Court. DeKalb County has been recognized as a mentor court by the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) for its problem-solving court model and use of evidence-based treatment and services.
DeKalb County ARI provides participants with access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, group therapy, psychiatric care, private counseling using multiple treatment modalities (e.g., Moral Reconation Therapy and Trauma-Informed Care), life skills groups, recovery support and mentorship, and incentives and sanctions. DeKalb County ARI is also responsive to social determinants of health by using ARI funding to operate a sober living home to provide participants in its treatment courts a safe, stable, and sober living environment.
The multidisciplinary team supporting DeKalb County ARI includes the DeKalb County Presiding Judge, the DeKalb County State’s Attorney and Public Defender, the DeKalb County Treatment Court Director, research and evaluation staff, probation officers, clinical counselors, and a recovery support team member hired from the community to offer mentorship and aid to participants.
Program contact:
Mike Douglas, Treatment Courts Director, DeKalb County
815-895-7224