SANGAMON COUNTY became an ARI site in July 2013 to expand its Drug Court. In January 2018, Sangamon County began using additional ARI funds to add a Veterans Court and coordinate interventions across all three problem-solving courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans). The Sangamon County ARI program is operated out of the Sangamon County Probation and Court Services Department.
Sangamon County ARI focuses on providing services and treatment to individuals with an identified mental health or substance use disorder who are justice-involved and otherwise face a sentence to prison. Participants are provided with substance use and mental health treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, Moral Reconation Therapy, group and individual programming focused on positive behaviors including Something for Nothing and Thinking for a Change, trauma-informed treatment services, and recovery support and mentorship. Sangamon County ARI is responsive to social determinants of health by providing participants transportation assistance, housing assistance, and connection to employment services. After successful completion of their program, Sangamon County ARI graduates are invited to join the program’s Alumni Group which works to support current participants and give back to the recovery community.
Sangamon County ARI is a partnership between the Circuit and Associate Judges, Sangamon County Probation and Court Services, the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office, Gateway Foundation, Memorial Behavioral Health, Southern Illinois University – School of Medicine, the Springfield Police Department, the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, the Friends of Sangamon County Drug Court, local faith-based organizations, and other community partners. In addition, the Veterans Court partners with a Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator from the Veterans Affairs office.
Program contact:
Kent Holsopple, Director, Sangamon County Probation and Court Services
217-753-6783