Summary - Recovery Courts: Where Justice, Treatment, and Recovery Meet 2026

We are excited to be bringing together Recovery Court practitioners and community partners across the New England region for an engaging and educational event, highlighting national speakers and local presenters.

About the New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals

The New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals is a nonprofit consortium of recovery court professionals from six states (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine). Our purpose is to provide evidence-based training and educational opportunities for recovery professionals across New England.

Participants will be able to:

Address critical current and emerging issues confronting recovery courts through high-quality training and technical assistance.
Promote regional coordination and partnerships to address challenges common in New England recovery courts and develop responsive pro-active policies and practices.
Provide a central forum and repository of resources relevant to the development, operation, and administration of drug treatment courts.

Conference Goal

We will bring together justice professionals, treatment/recovery specialists, and community partners to identify principles and practical solutions that will strengthen the region’s response to substance use disorder and facilitate the expansion of recovery and specialty courts.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Receive an update on the current status of all recovery and specialty courts, and leave the conference with a better understanding of how they operate to reduce recidivism and return clients of the recovery courts to the community as contributing members
Learn about effective past, present, and future responses
Discuss current effective recovery court cognitive models and be familiar with responses to integrative care
Learn about the fundamentals of recovery courts, veteran courts, mental health courts, and family treatment court operations
Identify the basis of recovery management as an enhancement to other treatment modalities
Understand how to improve case outcomes using Evidence Based Practice and case management tools in introductory and advanced recovery court operations
Promote peer and expert exchanges to provide support to recovery courts and specialty courts

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