Trauma, Health & Hazards Center, UCCS, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Jul;48(10):922-32. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.797468.
After a decade of war, there is a great need for treatment and alternatives to incarceration for justice-involved veterans. U.S. military service members are returning from combat with substantial mental health challenges, which increase the potential for justice involvement. Veteran Treatment Courts are starting across the nation to meet this need for therapeutic justice. These problem solving courts provide access to treatment and motivation for engagement. Preliminary evidence from a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-funded evaluation suggests that significant improvements in posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use are just a few of the positive outcomes that these courts may help veterans achieve.
经过十年的战争，对于涉及司法的退伍军人来说，治疗和替代监禁的需求非常大。美国军人从战斗中归来，面临着巨大的心理健康挑战，这增加了他们卷入司法的可能性。全美各地都开始设立退伍军人治疗法庭，以满足这一治疗司法的需求。这些解决问题的法庭为获得治疗和参与提供了机会。一项由美国物质滥用和精神健康服务管理局资助的评估初步结果表明，创伤后应激障碍和药物滥用的显著改善只是这些法庭可能帮助退伍军人实现的一些积极结果。
