Pulaski County Veterans Court Sees Success in First Year

Pulaski County Veterans Court sees success in first year

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

"What they are finding is the success rates are much higher in the veteran treatment courts because of that piece," said Easter, "the peer mentor piece." Tony Laszacs, an army veteran, is one of the peer mentors in … Like drug court, the Pulaski …
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The Legislature's Considering Creating a Public Drunk Driver Registry. Should

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

That's the question being debated today in Austin as the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee considers state Representative Richard Raymond's HB 133, which would create a searchable database — names, photos, addresses and birthdays included — of …
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Consider Graduate Certificates to Save Time, Money

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

"In the case of several programs, the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation in California funds up to 10-15 percent of my Alcohol and Drug Studies Certificate students," says Weisner. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs "benefits can sometimes …
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Failed "Welfare" Programs and the Web of Poverty

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

In Arizona and other states, some recipients of the Clinton-era Temporary Assistance for Needy Families take desperate measures to make ends meet. …. These systems used to receive far more state funding than did correctional facilities (prisons …
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