Vermont’s Spectrum’s Youth And Family Services Partners With Court To Develop Rapid Referral To Reduce Time To Treatment For Court-Involved Youth

Circle Connections: New Products & Services After seeing too many defendants repeatedly show up in court due to an ongoing struggle with drug abuse, Ben W. Joseph knew that there needed to be a change in the system. Instead of continuing to waste federal funds in the court room, an alternative needed to be developed. After being put in touch with Annie Ramniceanu, associate executive director of clinical programs for Spectrum Youth & Family Services, the two devised a plan for quicker "time to treatment" in a rehabilitation scenario. Together, Ramniceanu and Joseph devised an approach under Vermont law called . . .