Purpose and Policy of the Healing to Wellness Court

7 O.C. 808.1-1 & 808.1-2

Tribe: Oneida Nation

808.1. Purpose and Policy
808.1-1. Purpose. The purpose of this law is to establish the Nation’s Healing to Wellness Court
to:
(a) offer intensive case management, treatment, and court supervision to individuals who
committed an offense directly or indirectly related to a substance abuse or addiction issue;
(b) provide access to holistic, structured, and phased substance abuse treatment and
rehabilitation services that incorporate culture, tradition, and Tsi Niyukwaliho t^ (Our
Ways);
(c) create intragovernmental and intergovernmental collaborative teams to interact with
each participant; and
(d) encourage and support each participant in the goal of their recovery to lead lawful
productive lives free of substance abuse and addiction. […] 808.1-2. Policy. It is the policy of the Nation to bring together community-healing resources with
the Nation’s justice system to work collaboratively with intragovernmental and intergovernmental
partnerships to reduce the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and drug-related criminal activity
affecting the Nation’s community in an effort to promote life-long substance abuse recovery and
the reintegration of participants into the Oneida community.

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