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To Fight The Opioid Crisis, Vermont Courts Look To A Family Treatment Approach
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:33:23
Publish Date: 2019-05-15 14:44:15
Description: Vermont's opioid epidemic has created a backlog of child abuse and neglect cases in Vermont's courts. The Vermont Judiciary formed a commission to look at how the state handles the most severe cases in the family court. Now the commission recommends diverting these cases to a separate program that concentrates on individuals who are considered high-risk and high-need.
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