Administration by Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

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  2. Tennessee Code
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  4. Criminal Justice Veterans Compensation Act (“Cjvc”) of 2015
  5. Administration by Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

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The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall administer veterans treatment court programs by:

  1. Defining, developing, and gathering outcome measures for veterans treatment court programs, established by this chapter;
  2. Collecting, reporting, and disseminating veterans court treatment program data;
  3. Supporting a state veterans treatment mentor program;
  4. Sponsoring and coordinating state veterans treatment court program training;
  5. Awarding, administering, and evaluating state veterans treatment court program grants;
  6. Developing standards of operation for veterans treatment court programs to ensure there is a significant population of veterans in the criminal justice system willing to volunteer to participate in veterans treatment court programs so that funds are allocated to meet the greatest need; and
  7. Establishing three (3) veterans treatment court advisory committee member positions on the drug court advisory committee established by § 16-22-108.


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