Stories of Impact

“What treatment court did to aid my recovery? Treatment court was exactly what I needed when I needed it! They provided me with the structure, accountability, and therapy I needed to help aid in my recovery from substance use disorder. The case managers, the judge, and treatment providers were all very encouraging and supportive throughout the process, which was very helpful. It was such a vastly different experience than what I was used to experiencing from the judicial system. I can say for myself that it was very helpful knowing that there were people involved in the program that could relate to being in recovery as well! Overall, I am very grateful for my experience in the program and would highly recommend it to anyone who has made some poor choices in life and needs a chance at being accountable for their actions while also being provided every opportunity to better their life!”

“Tim struggled with alcohol for years, then went on to become an addict on top of that. I struggled with being an addict from 2020 to 2023. We struggled with our addictions. I was pregnant. I went into labor on August 16, 2023. The day Pauline was born, DHHS took her because I had drugs in my system. We told ourselves that we were going to fight to get our daughter back. We had DHHS refer us to the Family Recovery Court program. We started the program in December of 2023. We had a lot of work to put into the program to get full custody of Pauline back. While attending Family Recovery Court, we struggled in the beginning and made mistakes. We went to our FRC case manager, vented to her, and figured out a plan to avoid making mistakes again. We graduated from Family Recovery Court in July of 2024 due to completing every phase and maintaining sobriety. We still attend Family Recovery Court to help parents in the program who are needing support. We both are working in the field to get our certifications to become Certified Recovery Coaches, and we both have been working on getting the Certified Intentional Peer Support certification as well. We really want to support those who are going through a similar situation to what we went through: being involved with DHHS and fighting to get their children back.”