To celebrate Nebraska Problem Solving Court Month, the Southeast Nebraska Drug Court will participate in a litter pick-up project at the Rotary Island Optimist Lake and Memorial City Park.  The address is 517 J. Street, in Auburn, NE.  This is an opportunity for Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court to give back to the community and celebrate the opportunity Drug Courts provide.  The event will occur on May 11, 2022, from approximately 3:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. A rain day is scheduled for May 25, 2022.

Judge Julie D. Smith, Drug Court Coordinator Chris Reece, and the Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court staff are planning the event.

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 issued 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.

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

Chris Reece Drug Court Coordinator

Phone: 402-821-7114                     Email: Christina.reece@nebraska.gov

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