SAVE A CHILD SAVE A FAMILY SAVE A COMMUNITY......SAVE $2 MILLION

What Is Your Passion? golf- running-eating-art-chess etc WHY? How does it help with stress? Who do you share it with? Does it cost money?

YO Court Las Vegas Municipal Court

What I Hope to Cover Showcase youth offender (Y.O) drug court Addiction Why the court is successful “Social Capital” -getting the most of existing resources How you can utilize resources in your community Q and A’s

So what is YO Court?

Las Vegas Municipal Court’s Newest Specialty Court. Focuses on offenders and their families. Defendants, as well as their families, must participate in a year to two year long treatment program. Offenders range from years of age. All offenders have been diagnosed with dependence (the disease of addiction.) What is "YO" Court?

Why Was Y.O. Court Started?

According to the Las Vegas Sun, Nevada ranks number one in distribution of prescription narcotics. The most distributed narcotics are Hydrocodone Methadone Morphine Oxycodone Addiction Has Become Pandemic Las Vegas Sun Newspaper (Quoting a federal study)

U.S.News and World reports July 15, 2010 Substance abuse treatment admissions for non medical use of prescription pain relievers have increased 400% over ten years

November 2010 Department 5 had over 12,000 open cases cases are addictive substance related cases. Based on the violation codes* over 70% of the cases in department five were related to an addictive substance. * These numbers were taken November 12, 2010 from the current computer management system- The codes ran were for: possession of marijuana, DUI(drugs/alcohol), possession of drug paraphernalia, and public intoxication. (These numbers do not include other charges such as prostitution or battery domestic violence where addictive substance are commonly involved.) Court intervention had become necessary

Cost To The Las Vegas Community

Jail Costs To house an defendant in the local jail for a 12 month period would cost the tax payers of the City of Las Vegas an estimated $48,545. (The last audit for Las Vegas City Jail was $133 a day to house an inmate) Average 30 Participants x $54,000 x 1.5 (average time to graduate) = $2.2 m

Drug Usage $3,400 per month – 30 defendants = $1.2m annually Not sure if that is a savings but it is not happening while in the program

Hospital Costs

YOUR PASSION? NO MORE!! Can’t do it Can’t talk about Can’t hang out with anyone who does it I don’t expect you to change much when you come to my Court-

YOUR PASSION? NO MORE!! Can’t do it Can’t talk about Can’t hang out with anyone who does it I don’t expect you to change much when you come to my Court- ONLY EVERYTHING

New Passion Music Therapy- Art Therapy- Dance Therapy- Leadership Camp- Physical Activities-

Addiction

Why Family Commitment

To difficult to succeed without Kids addicted to drugs=family addicted to kids Learn about communication/addiction/enabling/codependency 11 times!!

Technology

Speak Their Language *Website *Text Messaging *Facebook

GPS

Drug Tests Urine Saliva Hair Residue

SCRAM Soberlink Alcohol Testing

MIMS

Social Capital

Most definitions focus on social relationships that have productive benefits. My Definition: The ability to pick up the phone when you need something.

Have a great product

Bring something to the table

What is the result? 24- graduates Only one has been re-arrested that we know of. 10 have relapsed that we know about Only 4 are still in their active addiction 2 clean babies 0 fatalities 33 active participants

Megan 18 yrs Ryan 18 yrs Deanna 23 yrs Doug 24 yrs

Questions?