Substance Abuse (SA) and Mental Health Evaluation (MH) and Assessment
Assesses the offenders need for SA or MH treatment.
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Assignment to a treatment facility is 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Offenders receive no less than 24
hours of treatment per week. Usual length of stay is 30 days, with the possibility of longer periods if
clinically indicated. Leave from the facility is considered for court-ordered obligation and family or medical
emergencies. Urine drug screens are conducted.
Halfway House Placement
Usually considered a "step down" level of care from residential substance abuse treatment. This care requires
living at the facility while maintaining full-time employment away from the facility. Offenders receive no less
than six hours of treatment per week. Usual length of stay is 30 days. Urine drug screens are conducted.
Outpatient Group of Individual Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
Allows the offender to remain at home and maintain employment. Treatment is conducted weekly in two-hour
sessions. Group sizes are limited to 12 participants in SA groups and eight participants in MH groups. Urine
drug screenings are provided at the Community Sentencing office.
Job Skills Development Training and Development Placement Assistance
GED classes and adult basic education classes are available throughout the community at no cost. Offenders are
referred to education classes as needed or per court order.
Female Opportunity Group "FOG" Substance Abuse/Mental Health Treatment
This substance abuse treatment program is a comprehensive program for women only. It offers daily treatment for
11 weeks followed by weekly treatment for 17 additional weeks. This program focuses on female issues and how
they impact substance abuse. It also contains a mental health section. Each session is 1.5 hours.
NOTE: For indigent offenders, bus tokens are available from an offender's probation officer and are used for
transportation to and from treatment of other court-ordered appointments.
Urine drug screens are performed ramdomly on all Community Sentencing offenders.