Recovery
Drug Courts
Area Court Addiction Treatment Program (Drug Court)
Established at the Area Courts in Butler County in March of 2020, the Area Court Addiction Treatment Program, presided under the honorable Judge Courtney N. Caparella-Kraemer, will provide eligible participants with a coordinator that will work as a liaison and advocate. The coordinator will provide progress reports to courts, probation officers, treatment providers, and outside agencies as appropriate. The current court coordinator is Amber Green with Community Behavioral Health.
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event that affects trauma survivors. Continued exposure to trauma can result in a complex array of social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Butler County Community Health Improvement Plan December 2017 20 The latest trauma programs and related practices can help individuals experience healing and resiliency. Two such practices include Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Trauma Informed Care. SBIRT is an approach to screening and early intervention for substance use disorders and people at risk for developing substance use disorders lives (SAMHSA, n.d.). Trauma-Informed Care is an approach that can be used by all caring professionals that recognizes the widespread presence of trauma symptoms in many people’s lives, and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives (SAMHSA, 2015).
Recovery Housing
Butler County recovery homes
