11 Graduate Veterans Treatment Court
Eleven veterans successfully finished the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) program on Thursday, March 26, and were awarded certificates of completion.
VTC Judge Andrew Santoli personally congratulated each graduate and presented them with a commemorative challenge coin and certificate. The ceremony was held in the history atrium of the Old Courthouse on Lakeside Avenue, and Judge Santoli also thanked two peer mentors who are retiring from the program.
Approved by the Bench in 2015, the mission of the VTC is to rehabilitate veterans by diverting them from the traditional criminal justice system. The program involves a treatment team comprised of the Court, the Veterans Administration, community treatment providers, the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission, the Prosecutor’s Office, and the Public Defender.
