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A place of healing: Officials celebrate 10th anniversary of Wellness Courts in Cass Lake

CASS LAKE—There were countless rounds of applause at the Leech Lake Tribal Justice Center here Thursday, as, one by one, individuals stood and informed a crowd of people the hundreds of days they've stayed sober.

The act was a symbol of success for the multi-jurisdiction Wellness Courts, celebrating their 10 year anniversary, and the participants who went through the program. Consisting of multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams, the system is comprised of two post-conviction and post-sentencing DWI/drug courts.

The program started in 2006 when the Leech lake Band of Ojibwe partnered with Cass County to create the first, joint-government wellness court in the country. In 2007, the tribe also established a second collaborative wellness court with Itasca County. Today, the courts operate with teams made up of representatives from tribal, county, state and other agencies.

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4176214-place-healing-officials-celebrate-10th-anniversary-wellness-courts-cass-lake

 

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