Judge Alfred Schweppe, Judge Elisabeth Tutsch, and City Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Schaap will be giving a community presentation about their therapeutic court programs.
In celebration of National Treatment Court Month, the Yakima County Therapeutic Courts will hold Meet and Greet community event on 5/30/2024 from 11:00am – 1:00pm at the Maggie Perez Student Success Center 111 S 2nd Ave, Yakima, Wa 98902. Judge Alfred Schweppe (DUI Court), Judge Elisabeth Tutsch (Drug Court and Mental Health Court), and City Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Schaap (Community Diversion Program) will each give a presentation outlining what their program is, who their program targets, and how their program is beneficial to the community. The event will recognize 467 individuals whose lives have been transformed by the treatment and support provided by the programs. This will be a free event. Media is invited to attend. To RSVP, please contact Teagan Headding at 509-574-1289 or via email at Teagan.Headding@co.yakima.wa.us.
What: National Treatment Court Month Celebration
When: 5/30/2024 11:00am – 1:00pm
Where: Maggie Perez Student Success Center 111 S 2nd Ave, Yakima, Wa 98902
Why: Treatment courts across the nation are holding special events to celebrate National Treatment Court Month. Treatment courts are the single most successful intervention in our nation’s history for leading people with substance use and mental health disorders out of the justice system and into lives of recovery, stability, and health.
National Treatment Court Month is coordinated by All Rise, the training, membership, and advocacy organization for justice system innovation addressing substance use and mental health at every intercept point. Treatment courts across the nation are advocating to ensure continued federal and state funding for these effective, evidence-based programs. Our judge’s meet and greet will show the tremendous impact the Yakima Therapeutic Courts have had on our community and will send a powerful message that these programs are vital to the health and well-being of our community.
There are more than 4,000 treatment courts in the United States, annually serving more than 150,000 people. These programs are the foundation of the U.S. justice reform movement, giving rise to other incarceration alternatives, diversion programs, sentencing and adolescent justice reforms, and more. These programs prove it is possible to repair lives, reunite families, reduce drug use and crime, and to do so at far less cost than jail or prison. Learn more at AllRise.org.