Problem-solving courts, such as drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, and hybrid behavioral health courts are collaborative, inter-disciplinary and voluntary. Treatment courts exist on the juvenile and adult levels of the court system. These solution-focused courts are designed to address vexing social problems. The court, takes aim at social determinants which can be “root cause drivers” and the intersections between poverty, trauma, adverse childhood experiences and disparities in race, health and education. From a criminal and juvenile justice perspective, the role of Medicaid is inextricably connected to community restoration, public safety and the promotion of public health.
