Tribe: Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Tulalip’s Healing to Wellness Court offers comprehensive services in the areas of medical, mental health, and chemical dependency treatment, housing, jobs skills and placement. These services are provided through an intensely-supervised court program of support and accountability. Criminal defendants charged with non-violent offenses arising from drug abuse and/or mental health conditions are eligible to participate in the Healing to Wellness Court and thereby avoid criminal prosecution. An assessment and intake interview is conducted and an individualized treatment plan developed for each program participant. Each participant is supported, supervised, and held accountable to that plan by the members of the Healing to Wellness Court team: judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, coordinator, supervision officer, chemical dependency counselor, law enforcement officer, and community member. The five-stage diversion program typically starts with 28 days of intensive inpatient treatment, then focus on cultural reintegration. Program requires clients to fulfill ‘give-back’ hours to the community through volunteer work at community events and participation in cultural practices such as singing, dancing, and learning ancestral lifeways. Uses a system of graduated incentives and sanctions; emphasis on positive reinforcement rather than punishment.
Read Full Text of Tulalip Healing to Wellness Court Program (operational since 2016/2017)