CONTRACT FOR THE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES AND DIVERSION GRANT

This contract has been reviewed by Corp Council in previous years.  This is a renewal.

Sauk County Criminal Justice, Diversion, and Support (JDS) program received this five (5) year grant in 2017.  The Treatment Alternatives and Diversion grant (TAD) provides supports staff salaries and provides qualifying participants an alternatives to incarceration.  

This program represents the efforts and teamwork of key stakeholders to break the cycle of substance use and reduce crime, making Sauk County a healthier place to live.

Treatment Court provides individuals the opportunity to change their life circumstances and become alcohol and drug free.  This is accomplished by comprehensive assessment and treatment for substance use and mental health diagnosis, intensive supervision, random drug and breath testing, regular court appearances and immediate sanctions and incentives in response to behavior. Sauk County Adult Treatment Court utilizes evidence-based practices in its delivery of services and works in collaboration with community providers for chemical health and ancillary services.  Cognitive behavioral programming and enhanced mental health services are inherent pieces of the program. By providing coordinated substance abuse interventions with judicial oversight, the likelihood of re-arrest for any offense decreases, resulting in safer communities and reduction in crime.  Nationally, meta-analysis studies have shown that “75% of drug court graduates remain arrest free at least two years after leaving programming.”  These studies have also shown that “drug courts significantly reduce crime as much as 45% more than other sentencing options.”