The Illinois Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Justice is a statewide entity working to equip communities to appropriately respond to the needs of persons with behavioral health disorders that are involved in the criminal justice system.

Based in Rockford and serving all Illinois counties, the Center promotes, coordinates, and provides training to communities looking to implement jail diversion programs and problem-solving courts for mentally ill and/or substance abusing offenders.

The Center is housed at the University of Illinois Rockford, with training access at other University of Illinois sites in Chicago, Peoria, Springfield, and Urbana/Champaign. Read More »

Illinois Association of Problem-Solving Courts Inaugural Conference

May 6, 2013 | September 19-20, 2013. View the Save-The-Date… ... Read more »

Honorable Jeffery Ford Receives NASW Public Citizen of the Year Award

April 18, 2013 | Jeffrey Ford is founder of the Champaign County (Ill.) Adult Drug Court, where he has served for the last 13 years. In his prior position as associate circuit judge in the 6th Circuit Court of Illinois, Ford presided ... Read more »

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Winnebago County Drug Court Graduation

May 15, 2013

Since its conception in 1996, 527 people have graduated from Winnebago County Drug Court. Eleven people graduated at the 31st Adult Drug Court Graduation Ceremony at the Winnebago County Courthouse on May 15, 2013. To watch a video or read more…

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