Veteran Mentor Swearing-in is scheduled by the Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court to celebrate the designation of May as Problem-Solving Court Month in Nebraska. 

Judge Ryan Carson and Veterans Treatment Court Coordinator Angela Smith are planning the celebration on May 18, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. the Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court Mentors, Participants and staff will participate in the event.

Activities will be held at the Hall County Court House, District Courtroom #1, located at 111 W. 1^st Street, Grand Island, NE 68801.

The month of May is nationally identified as Drug Court Month. With the diverse programming offered through Nebraska courts, it is appropriate to recognize the efforts of all of Nebraska’s problem-solving courts by proclaiming May as Problem-Solving Court Month. Chief Justice Heavican signed the proclamation announcing the significance of Nebraska’s system of problem-solving courts, urging all citizens – particularly those within the legal community – to take note of the occasion.

Problem-solving courts, which operate through the Nebraska Judicial Branch, are innovative court programs that combine intensive community-based supervision, judicial accountability, and behavioral health treatment to intervene against crime by addressing circumstances underlying criminal conduct. Judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, supervision personnel, law enforcement, treatment providers, researchers, educators, and others dedicated to problem-solving courts work collaboratively to improve the lives of their participants and strengthen communities across the state.

News Reporters:

For more information, interviews, or additional information, please contact:

Angela Smith, Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court Coordinator

Phone: (308)379-5473                    Email: angela.smith@nebraska.gov

For additional background, visit the Problem-Solving Court webpage: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/problem-solving-courts.