Bucks County Revitalizes Act 53 Process
Abstract
Due to the rise of families and adolescents falling victim to the opiate epidemic as well as in the spirit of reducing barriers to access treatment, in 2016, the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc. (BCDAC) led an initiative to support families of minors who are using alcohol and other drugs, but who refuse treatment. Key to the process was establishing a collaboration with the Bucks County Office of Children and Youth, Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County Sheriff’s Department, Bucks County Clerk of Courts, Bucks County District Attorney and Public Defender, private attorneys, and drug and alcohol providers, to establish a more streamlined approach to assisting guardians interested in filing for involuntary commitment through Act 53, to compel juveniles to enter drug and alcohol treatment. As a result, adolescents are able to access treatment and are mandated to comply with treatment thereby breaking the cycle of addiction.
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