Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC) |
History and Background In July 2002, Colorado’s Fourth Judicial District joined an established Joint Services Management team to develop a Family Treatment Drug Court, utilizing a foster care placement prevention model. Key participants in this team include El Paso County Department of Human Services, AspenPointe (a single source Agency for mental health services) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This multi-systems partnership was designed to simultaneously address child abuse and neglect concerns, parental substance abuse, and prevent placement in foster care of children ages birth to 12 years. Placement prevention occurs as a result of high levels of collaboration between the parents, extended family and friends, the court system, Guardian Ad Litem, Respondent Parent Counsel, DHS caseworker, substance abuse treatment provider, and other involved parties. Mission and End Goal of the Family Treatment Drug Court FTDC strives to:
Program eligibility – qualifiers and disqualifiers
Program requirements The program has four phases:
Parents are required to complete a court ordered treatment plan, which will address parenting skills, self-sufficiency, resolution of legal concerns, substance abuse, mental health, and/or domestic violence concerns and other components as indicated per each family’s unique needs Referral Process – How participants get into the program New Dependency and Neglect cases are screened by El Paso County Department of Human Services during the intake process and staffed with the DHS Supervisor over FTDC cases. Acceptance of the case is determined based upon eligibility criteria and if there are openings available within the program, which is capped at 54 families. Eligible families voluntarily choose if they wish to participate in Family Treatment Drug Court or follow a traditional D&N track. Contact with families is made within 24 hours of the referral, which generally precedes the Preliminary Protective Proceedings (PPP). All cases are accepted for FTDC prior to or at the PPP and assigned to dedicated, FTDC specific RPC, GAL and DHS caseworkers at that time. Due to this, ongoing D&N cases are not eligible for entry into FTDC. Contact(s) for questions and information FTDC Coordinator, Julie Salas at 719-452-5498 or julie.salas@judicial.state.co.us Division Q staff at 719-452-5401 or 719-452-5402 If you have concerns regarding the safety and/or wellbeing of a child, please contact the state reporting hotline at 1-844-CO-4-Kids. Available 24 hours a day, every day. Anyone witnessing a child in a life-threatening situation should call 911.
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