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Problem-solving courts offer a non-traditional approach to integrating treatment provision and criminal legal case processing. These courts rely on close collaboration by multidisciplinary teams, including members from the judicial and treatment communities, to provide both accountability and treatment and services to offenders to reduce substance use and recidivism. Problem solving courts have become an important part of the criminal justice landscape and the National Drug Court Resource Center estimates there are more than 3,800 problem solving courts across all 50 states.

As of May 2023, there are 66 problem-solving courts in operation in 20 judicial districts in the State of Colorado. Available problem solving court programs include:

• Adult Drug Courts
• Juvenile Drug Courts
• DUI Courts
• Adult and Juvenile Mental Health Courts
• Family and Dependency/Neglect Courts
• Veteran’s Treatment Courts

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