Birmingham Adult Drug Court Enhancing Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment

The Enhancing Adult Drug Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment Grant Program is designed to assist states, state courts, local courts, counties, other units of local government, or Indian tribal governments to implement comprehensive strategies for enhancing drug court capacity by bridging access to both criminal justice and substance abuse treatment funds. The program supports the development and establishment of drug courts for substance-abusing adults and that enhance drug court services, coordination, and substance abuse treatment and recovery support services. Drug court programs funded by the Enhancing Adult Drug Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment Grant Program are required by law to target nonviolent criminal offenders.

The City of Birmingham will use the enhancing adult drug court services, coordination, and treatment grant to provide additional treatment and case management staff. Specifically, the court will enhance their existing program by adding an intake specialist to meet with prospective clients shortly after arrest; an additional case manager to work with clients needing intensive services; and a court clerk to collect and report programmatic compliance information. CA/NCF