ABOUT ST. CHARLES PARISH DRUG COURT
Adult Specialty Treatment Court programs were designed over thirty years ago to address the unique challenge of reducing substance use relapse and criminal recidivism among persons charged with or convicted of a crime. This concept of breaking the cycle of relapse and recidivism was brought to St. Charles Parish in 2000 when the 29th Judicial District Court launched its own adult specialty treatment court program.
From its inception, the St. Charles Parish Drug Court has focused on providing substance abuse treatment services to eligible individuals on probation. The program has evolved with promulgated best practice standards for specialty treatment courts. Beyond substance abuse treatment services, the 29th Judicial District Court recognizes the importance of housing security, food security, transportation, and the education and vocational needs in the success of program participants. In recent years, the St. Charles Parish Drug Court program has implemented processes to support its participants in accessing resources to address those needs.
While remaining focused on the original mission to provide a safer community, reduce the social costs related to substance use, and to aid in rehabilitation of substance using offenders, the St. Charles Parish Drug Court now provides outpatient individual and group treatment, medical referrals, social functioning assistance, access to community resources, and abstinence from substance use monitoring to eligible non-violent probationers. The program’s four phase approach is designed to assist in stabilization, cognitive restructuring and relapse prevention, continuing care, and transitioning back into daily life. The program guides its participants toward a life without substance use, connects them with services, and aids in repairing community relations so they can continue on this path even after they successfully complete the program.
Judge Lauren Davey Rogers currently presides over our Drug Court program.
PROGRAM FORMS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
The 29th Judicial District Court in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana seeks proposals from licensed eligible substance abuse treatment providers to deliver comprehensive substance abuse treatment services for its adult specialty treatment court program.
Twenty-four years ago, the 29th Judicial District Court launched an adult specialty treatment court program, the St. Charles Parish Drug Court focused on providing substance abuse treatment services to eligible individuals on probation. The program has evolved with promulgated best practice standards for specialty treatment courts. In recent years, the St. Charles Parish Drug Court program has recognized the roles of housing security, food security, transportation, and the education and vocational needs in the success of program participants.
The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to obtain competitive proposals from qualified contractors interested in providing comprehensive substance abuse treatment services for Recovery Court participants.
The Court desires contracting for comprehensive substance abuse treatment services for its Recovery Court program. Treatment services shall include assessment, inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient, application phase, continuing care phase, and drug testing. All services shall be delivered in accordance with requirements of the Louisianas Supreme Court Drug & Specialty Court Office Treatment Standards, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and American Society of Addiction Medicine standards.
The Request for Proposal can be viewed in its entirety here.