VETERANS COURTS
WHO WE SERVE
Veterans Treatment Courts are specialized problem-solving courts that serve military veterans who are involved in the justice system and struggling with substance use, mental health challenges, or trauma-related conditions. These courts recognize the unique experiences of veterans and provide a structured, supportive environment that promotes accountability, healing, and reintegration. Through collaboration with the VA, community providers, and veteran mentors, participants receive access to treatment, housing, employment support, and other critical services. Veterans Treatment Courts honor the service of those who have served while helping them restore stability and rebuild their lives.
VETERANS COURTS
Ten Key Components of Veterans Treatment Courts
Justice for Vets has free foundational training available for Veterans Treatment Courts that are pre or post implementation, in need of a refresh, or never formally trained and facing challenges. They also have a useful resource library with best practice information, key components, sample documents, and target population guidance.
Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans Treatment Court Roles & Responsibilities (webinar)
When Thank You Is Not Enough (A Justice for Vets Podcast)
Effectively Engaging Participant Families and Primary Support Networks in Veterans Treatment Courts (webinar)
More Than Just PTSD: Survivor Guilt, Traumatic Grief, and Moral Injury (webinar)
Supporting Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury: A Treatment Court Toolkit
Brain Injury and the Importance in the Context of Treatment Courts – Part 1 and Part 2. (National Association of State Head Injury Administrators)
Veterans Treatment Court Program (BJA)
Motivational Interviewing Toolkit for Veterans Treatment Courts
