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Judiciary of Guam Awarded $350,000 Veterans Court Grant
(October 1, 2014 Guam Judicial Center - Hagta) The Judiciary of
Guam has beenawarded a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs,Bureau of Justice Assistance
for the implementation of a Veterans Treatment Court.
Many veterans suffer from a variety of disorders including
traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol
and/or substance abuse. The goal of the VeteransTreatment Court is
to divert veterans who intercept the justice system from prison and
into
this therapeutic court where they can receive proper treatment
and services.
Guam has the highest number of veterans per capita in the United
States. According to the2010 U.S. Census, the number of individuals
in Guam who have past active military dutyserve is 8,041. However,
the Guam Veterans Affairs Office asserts that number is
vastlyunderreported with the actual number of veterans ranging from
14,000 to 16,000. Thisaccounts for 9% to 10% of Guam's population
of 159,358.
Under the leadership of Chief Justice Robert J. Torres, former
Chief Justice F. PhilipCarbullido, and Presiding Judge Alberto C.
Lamorena III, the Judiciary began working withboth local and
federal stakeholders to develop the Veterans Treatment Court.A
committee was established in July of 2013 to oversee the
development of the program.
The stakeholders include the Guam VA Benefits Office, VA Guam
Community BasedOutpatient Clinic, VA Guam Vet Center, Guam Veterans
Affairs Office, Guam BehavioralHealth and Wellness Center, Guam
Police Department, Guam Office of the AttorneyGeneral, Public
Defender Services Corporation, and the Alternate Public
Defender.
This project is supported by Grant No. 2014-VV-BX-0017 awarded
by the Bureau of JusticeAssistance. The Bureau of Justice
Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice'sOffice of
Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, the NationalInstitute of Justice, the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office forVictims
of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this
document are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the
official position or policies of theU.S. Department of Justice.
For more information, contact Joshua F. Tenorio, Acting
Administrator of the Courts, at(671) 475-3544
[email protected].
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