If you are a veteran facing a criminal case, a Veterans’ Treatment Court can handle it through a coordinated effort among veterans service agencies, community providers and the court, addressing underlying post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma. You have to abstain from drugs and alcohol, attend the required treatment, and appear before the court weekly. Sessions sit at the Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court and at the Lawrence, Framingham, Dedham, Brockton, Holyoke and Gardner District Courts.
Ask your defence attorney or the court handling your case about transferring to a Veterans’ Treatment Court session, or contact your local Veterans Service Officer.
Your DD214 or other proof of service, and the details of the criminal case.
