PEORIA COUNTY became an ARI site in July 2013 to establish an intensive supervision probation with services program which provides treatment and services to individuals with probation-eligible offenses in lieu of a prison sentence. Peoria County ARI also uses ARI funding to support its three problem-solving courts (Mental Health, Veterans, Drug).
Peoria County ARI, which is operated out of the Peoria County Probation and Court Services Department, includes reduced probation caseloads, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (Thinking for a Change), access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, and community service projects. Peoria County ARI is responsive to social determinants of health by connecting participants to educational and vocational opportunities, transportation assistance, childcare assistance, and housing opportunities at local community-based organizations.
Peoria County ARI is a partnership between Peoria County Probation and Court Services, the Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit; the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office; community-based substance use disorder and mental health treatment providers; local non-profit organizations; and local organizations providing employment services, education services, and housing.
Program contact:
Robert Askins, Chief Adult Probation Officer, Peoria County
309-495-5174