saving vEtErans
Senior Counsel Section
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the Veterans Administration Justice
Outreach Officers and veteran
mentors. Several veteran mentors
from MacDill Air Force Base were
present at the luncheon. They
volunteer to help save other
veterans. Bay Area Legal Services
and other local organizations also
contribute to the success of this
program to save veterans.
Hillsborough County Public
Defender Julianne Holt summed it
up well: “Our Veterans Treatment
Court is saving lives daily. The
unique partnership of the court
team members creates a holistic
approach which addresses the
needs and challenges of veterans
who find themselves in this
problem-solving court. Our goal is
to ensure our veterans know they
are not alone and that we will
always be there for them.”
Hillsborough Circuit Court
Judge Gregory Holder added,
“The Veterans Treatment Court is
a hybrid court, blending the aspects
of the traditional drug, criminal,
mental health and diversionary
court processes. Our focus is on
the identification, treatment, and
successful reintegration of every
enrolled veteran back into society.
Partnering with the Veterans
Administration, we break the cycle
of hopelessness and non-recovery,
and ultimately save our warriors
from serious injury or death.”
The Senior Counsel Section and
the Military & Veterans Affairs
Committee were honored to hear
Judge Scionti’s moving presentation
and to learn more about the
Veterans Court and how it is saving
our veterans. n
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/
bib/ourdocs/lincoln2nd.html (visited
Sept. 24, 2019).
2 https://www.va.gov/opa/
publications/celebrate/vamotto.pdf
(visited September 24, 2019).
3 For more information about Justice
for Vets, visit https://justiceforvets.org/.
4 http://www.fljud13.org/
CourtPrograms/DrugCourtPrograms/
VeteransTreatmentCourt/AboutUs.aspx
(visited Sept. 24, 2019).
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