Dunn County Family Treatment Court (FTC)

The mission of the Dunn County Family Treatment Court is to improve child welfare system outcomes for families impacted by parental substance use through evidence-based wrap-around programming, collaborative case management, and intensive judicial monitoring.

 

The vision of the Dunn County Family Treatment Court is to create healthier families and safer communities through long-term recovery.

 

Family Treatment Court (FTC) is a program designed to work with families affected by parental substance use and who have a dispositional CHIPS order. The FTC program is designed to serve families who are involved in the child welfare system and alcohol and/or substance use is the primary safety concern. The purpose of the FTC is to address the parent’s substance use and promote sustained recovery, teach parents life-long skills to better care for themselves and their children, reduce the risk of future maltreatment of the children, and to ultimately reunify the children with their parents.

 

Family Treatment Court identifies and refers parents to evidence-based programing to address parental substance use. The Family Treatment Court team has the ability to identify and connect parents to resources and services necessary for their recovery. Participants in FTC receive evidence-based wraparound approach which may include substance abuse treatment, mental health services, family services, frequent drug and alcohol testing, regular meetings with the FTC Coordinator and judicial oversight every other week. FTC monitors the case plan, responds to progress and/or barriers through responses/rewards, establishes cooperation and communication among services involved in the case plan, assures all information is up-to-date and comprehensive, and ultimately seeks to speed the entire court process, enabling the children to remain in their home or return home in a safe manner.

 

For more information, contact Dunn County Family Treatment Court Coordinator at 715-232-1116.