The mission of the Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals is to provide leadership and guidance to Drug Treatments Courts in the state of Michigan by fostering the development and expansion of those courts and establishing standards and oversight to maintain program integrity.
Welcome to the Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals' (MADCP) website. Whether you are a judge, administrator, treatment provider, probation officer or just interested in drug courts, we hope that this site provides you with useful information. We encourage you to submit comments and suggestions about how we might better serve our MADCP members at admin@MADCP.org
Judge Michael Haley, MADCP President
Are You Ready to be a Mentor Court?
Posted 01/16/2010 - 6:59am by Karen MacKenzie
NADCP has just extended the deadline to apply to become a Mentor Adult Drug Court. Please submit your application by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, January 22, 2010.
Selected Adult Drug Courts will serve as mentor courts for three years and will play a significant role in Adult Drug Court training, technical assistance and research.
Inhibit Receptors With Kudzu?
Posted 01/06/2010 - 9:56pm by Karen MacKenzie
An ingredient derived from the vine noted for gobbling up native Southeast landscapes could help treat alcoholism, according to a study.
Kudzu contains a substance called daidzin, which could make drinking alcohol an unpleasant experience. Read more.
The Morning After
Posted 01/05/2010 - 4:36pm by Karen MacKenzie
Just because you or your defendants have 8 hours of shuteye after a night of crashing the BA limit does not mean yesterday, or the CH3CH2OH in your blood stream, is history. Health and Human Services tells you more.
Juvenile Drug Court Money
Posted 12/05/2009 - 7:40am by Karen MacKenzie
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications to expand substance abuse treatment for juvenile drug courts.
The average annual award amount for each grantee is expected to be up to $325,000.
WHO CAN APPLY: SAMHSA/CSAT is restricting eligibility to existing individual Juvenile Drug Courts or their Tribal/State or local governmental proxies who may apply on their behalf.
APPLICATION DUE DATE: Applications must be received by February 23, 2010
Click here to view the solicitation.
11th Annual MADCP Conference - Register Now
Posted 11/30/2009 - 11:10pm by Karen MacKenzie
11th Annual MADCP Conference
February 2 - 3, 2010 at the Kellogg Conference Center, East Lansing.
Many drug court grants cover conference fees as an allowable expense. Fees will remain $225 this year for on-line registrants.
Children of Alcoholics Support Services
Posted 11/05/2009 - 4:50pm by Karen MacKenzie
According to the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA), nearly 1 in 4 children in the nation are living with addicted parents.
That is why Brighton Hospital is providing a FREE prevention program exclusively for children ages 7-12. The Brighton Children's Program is a day-camp lasting four days, with aftercare support including a book-of-the-month club and newsletter.
One in 31 Report
Posted 10/30/2009 - 3:24pm by Karen MacKenzie
One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community. Released earlier this year, and conducted under the auspices of the PEW Center on the States, this repo
The People in the Numbers
Posted 10/30/2009 - 2:30pm by Karen MacKenzie
The following article asks us to think about our evaluations through the lens of the evaluated. Although the author does not reference drug courts, the concepts still pertain.
JAILBIRD video
Posted 10/30/2009 - 12:08pm by Karen MacKenzie
Check out this video! A nice (if incomplete) graphic depiction of the facts about US incarceration for drug use.
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