FROM START TO FINISH
SUBMIT THE APPLICATION
Once the application has been submitted, we will add the veteran to our "pipeline". This is a running collaboration with our paralegal in the DA's office to keep up with court dates, attorneys, charges, and so on.
APPLICATION APPROVAL/DENIAL
The file is then sent to our elected DA, Suzanne Matthews, for approval or denial based on several criminal and military factors.
ATTORNEY APPROVAL
If accepted, a case manager will reach out to the veteran's defense attorney to request permission to speak in-depth with the veteran.
INTAKE
Once approved by the attorney, a case manager will reach out to the veteran to schedule an intake. This is a comprehensive process that gathers all of the background information we need; military, family, medical, addiction, mental health, treatments already attended, etc. as well as conduct a risk assessment. A time will also be schedule for the veteran to observe court.
COURT APPEARANCE
A veteran cannot begin until they are ordered in by a judge. Once we receive that order, we officially place the veteran on our docket.
START YOUR JOURNEY
And so it begins! The veteran has made it through the pipeline and is quickly scheduled with providers in the community to build a comprehensive treatment plan. They will receive the help, services, and support they need to get their lives back on track as they navigate through the five phases (roughly 20 months) of the court. The five phases are Acute stabilization (5 weeks), clinical stabilization (12 weeks), pro-social habilitation (24 weeks), adaptive habilitation (21 weeks), and continuing care (12 weeks). These lengths are not definite and can be longer depending on veteran needs.