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(NAPSA)-Getting arrested isn’t something most
people think of as a positive experience. For Leslie
Caldwell, however, getting pulled over while under
the infl uence of alcohol changed the course of her
life.
This wasn’t Caldwell’s fi rst time driving under
the infl uence (DUI), and it wasn’t her fi rst time be-
ing caught. She had four prior offenses; the most
recent where she was jailed for 35 days. As a single
mother of three young children, Caldwell knew that
this arrest, as a reoffense, was much more serious
and could result in a much longer time in jail-and
probably the loss of her children.
After her last arrest and incarceration, Caldwell
swore she would never drink and drive again, but
while incarcerated, she didn’t learn about her prob-
lem with alcohol and related depression, and she
didn’t explore treatment. She didn’t know where to
get help. Three months later, Caldwell was under
the infl uence and behind the wheel again. Drinking
had become her way of coping and managing with
life and parenting stress and she believed alcohol
was helping her.
Caldwell’s story, unfortunately, is not unusu-
al. Even when the warning signs are there, many
people have a diffi cult time reaching out for help,
although they realize they have a problem. Not only
are people with mental health and substance use
concerns more likely to fi nd their way into the crim-
inal justice system, they end up staying incarcerated
longer than individuals who were arrested for simi-
lar offenses who don’t have these issues. They’re
also at a higher risk of being homeless, unemployed
and without family support-and this, in turn, places
them at higher risk for being rearrested later in life.
Specialty Courts Can Offer Helpful Alternatives
To Incarceration
Specialty courts deal with specifi c cases, such as
those involving mental health, drugs, veteran’s is-
sues, and domestic violence. These courts work to
identify people struggling with such problems and
fi nd strategies to help them recover, live healthier,
and make better choices. Adults and youths can
avoid jail or have their sentences greatly reduced
by agreeing to participate in community “diversion
programs” designed to help them heal. There are
more than 3,000 program sites across the country,
many of which are supported with funding and tech-
nical assistance by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Ser_vices Administration (SAMHSA), an
agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Hu-
man Services.
While it is most helpful to identify a person with
mental health or substance use issues before incar-
ceration, there are different points at which a person
might be referred to a community program: when
engaging with law enforcement, at initial deten-
tion or a fi rst court appearance, in jails and courts,
when released from jail and re-entering the com-
munity, and during probation or parole. Any one of
these points in the process can be an opportunity
to identify someone needing help so that underly-
A courtroom can open the door to
dealing with mental health or sub-
stance abuse issues.
ing concerns can be addressed and jail time can be
minimized. SAMHSA provides screening tools,
technical assistance, and other guidance to help
mental health professionals, judges, law enforce-
ment offi cers and others in the criminal justice sys-
tem to effectively use diversion programs for nonvi-
olent offenders-and to help the public to understand
how these programs are good for individuals, fami-
lies, and communities.
These court-based programs can also give peo-
ple with prior arrests who are in recovery the op-
portunity to help others in similar situations. Some
are hired to help identify and work with those who
have just entered the system. These peers can more
easily recognize the circumstances involving men-
tal health and substance use disorders that can ulti-
mately lead to an arrest. Their personal lived experi-
ences make them valuable members of the treatment
team as mentors, volunteers, or paid specialists.
Jail Diversion Starts
The Healing Process
In the last and most serious arrest, Caldwell was
incarcerated for 18 days, during which her attorney
told her about a DUI and substance abuse treatment
program as a possible option for release. She ap-
plied and was accepted into a program referred to by
the Behavioral Health Treatment Court in McMin-
nville, Tenn., a program supported by a SAMHSA
grant. She received a lesser charge and was released
to a substance abuse treatment rehabilitation clinic,
where she spent 36 days working on her sobriety.
After that, Caldwell had to commit to an 18-month
DUI program. It provided outpatient treatment three
times each week and talk therapy with a supportive
counselor. She also talked with the counselor inter-
mittently if she was struggling with an issue or with
her sobriety.
Three years later, Caldwell is still in recovery
and visits the DUI treatment program to stay con-
nected to that support. She also regularly does cog-
nitive behavioral therapy worksheets to help her
look at things differently-from the negative and
heavy, to the positive and hopeful. She’s earned her
GED high school equivalency and is in college, and
she works with a law fi rm. She’s aspiring to higher
achievement-both for her career and as a mother.
“I was really depressed and thought nobody
could relate to me-so I became a functional alco-
holic,” said Caldwell. “Then I met other people who
were going through the same kind of struggle. That
helped me to start out and it helps me now. It’s so
much easier doing this than living with actions that
I regretted.”
Caldwell completed the court-ordered diversion
program successfully and she continues a church-
based recovery program now. The DUI program
continues to be a support as well and she speaks
with new groups of students to share her story and
offer understanding and hope. When she has a bad
day, she talks with her therapist and she has an exer-
cise routine to help manage the stress.
“I am a good mother now. The kids know that
there are consequences for their actions and I don’t
just let them do whatever they want, as they could
before,” said Caldwell. “They aren’t on the path I
was on-they have structure and are doing well in
school. We’re all in a much better place.”
For further information about specialty courts
and jail diversion programs or to learn more about
mental illness and substance use disorders, visit
www.samhsa.gov/criminal-juvenile-justice.
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NOTICE OF POTENTIAL ORDINANCE PASSAGE
On December 19, 2016, the City of Florence City Council
will review and consider three ordinances concerning the fol-
lowing…
Ordinance No. 15, Series 2016 – An Ordinance approv-
ing annexation of Xylo Street and Willow Street and the Alley
between block 69 of Gallagher Plat and property east and
west of Xylo Street between 12th Street and Hwy 126, Map #
18-12-26-42 Tax Lots 01000, 01202, and 00800 and Map # 18-
12-26-13 Tax Lot 02400 and property easy of undeveloped
Vine Street between 11th and 12th Streets, Map # 18-12-26-
24, Tax Lot 01700 and Map # 18-12-26-31 Tax Lot 00100, all
North of Hwy 126.
Ordinance No. 16, Series 2016 – An Ordinance assigning
Commercial District to Map # 18-12-26-42 Tax Lot 00800
North of and abutting Hwy 126 and Single Family Residential
District to Xylo Street and Willow Street and Alley within
block 69 of Gallagher Plat and Map # 18-12-26-42 Tax Lots
01000 and 01202, Map # 18-12-26-13 Tax Lot 02400, Map #
18-12-26-24, Tax Lot 01700 and Map # 18-12-26-31 Tax Lot
00100.
Ordinance No. 18, Series 2016 - An Ordinance amend-
ing Dog Licensing requirements within the City and amend-
ing Title 6, Chapter 6 of the Florence City Code.
This notice serves as official publication of the availability
of the ordinances. The full text of these Ordinances will be
available on the City of Florence website on or before Decem-
ber 12,2016 at www.ci.florence.or.us, or may be inspected at
Florence City Hall, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, Oregon during reg-
ular business hours. For more information about this notice,
or any Florence City Council proceedings, please contact City
Recorder Kelli Weese at 541-997-3437, or via email at
kelli.weese@ci.florence.or.us.
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