BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A $2 million grant over five years was awarded to Birmingham Municipal Court, along with Aletheia House, to support its drug court program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will provide $400,000 annually for five years to expand substance-use disorder treatment capacity in drug court.
The Adult Drug Treatment Court provides comprehensive substance abuse treatment/recovery services to non-violent misdemeanor offenders with a substance abuse charge and with co-occurring disorders. The court partnered with Aletheia House to add mental health treatment, housing and lifestyle training.
Aletheia House is a community-based organization that provides low-cost substance abuse treatment and prevention services to individuals, and the communities in which they live.
“I am proud to say that the City of Birmingham is doing all we can to help our citizens deal with the war on drugs and how it is impacting our families and our friends each and every day,” said Andra Sparks, the Presiding Judge of the Birmingham Municipal Court.
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