WILL COUNTY became an ARI site in February 2015 to enhance and expand its problem-solving courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans) which provided treatment and services to individuals who were assessed at high-risk and high-need and would otherwise face a sentence to prison. Will County ARI has expanded its services since that time to include a broader population of participants with a variety of probation-eligible offenses (classes 1-4) and behavioral health treatment needs, in addition to a substance use disorder, mental health disorder, and/or current or prior military service. The Will County ARI program is operated out of the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Will County ARI provides participants with access to substance use disorder and mental health treatment, Moral Reconation Therapy, Thinking for a Change (T4C) and Criminal Thinking programming to address and adjust behavioral patterns, recovery support meetings, medication assisted recovery (MAR), individualized workbooks and materials for further recovery-based education, domestic violence treatment, and access to additional group therapy services. Will County ARI is responsive to social determinants of health by providing participants transportation assistance, financial support for vocational training, and access to housing through partnerships with community-based organizations. After graduation from the program, participants are invited to join the Will County Problem-Solving Courts alumni group to maintain connections to the recovery community and join in pro-social outings.
Will County ARI is a partnership between the 12th Judicial Circuit Court, the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Will County Public Defender’s Office, Will County Probation Department, the Will County Sheriff’s Department, the Will County Health Department, the Will County Executive Office, Stepping Stones, Serenity House, Existential Counselors Society, Gateway Foundation, Guildhaus, SCRAM Systems of Illinois, Hope Behavioral Services, Family Guidance Centers, Women’s Residential Services, Kalimba Foundation, Oxford House, Community Solutions, the University of St. Francis, Friends of the Will County Problem-Solving Courts, and other local community-based partners.
Program contact:
Mitchell Crandall, Operations Manager, Will County State’s Attorney’s Office
815-727-8875