City of Birmingham’s Municipal Court Receives $2 Million to Continue Work with Drug Court

birminghamal.gov Birmingham Municipal Court, along with Aletheia House, has been awarded a $2 million grant over five years 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 Adult and Family Treatment Drug Court. The Municipal Court has nine specialized courts that involve initiatives to address the root causes that contribute to persons being involved in the criminal justice system. They include Environmental Court, Gun Court, Domestic Violence Court, Driving While Intoxicated Court, Veterans Treatment Court, Bilingual Court, Turning Point Court, HOPE Court, and Adult Drug Treatment 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 has partnered with Aletheia House to add mental health treatment, housing, and lifestyle training. “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...