Recruitment efforts are currently underway for veterans interested in playing a critical role as volunteer mentors in Pennsylvania's Veterans Treatment Court program. Volunteer veteran mentors serve as role models and coaches for justice-involved veterans participating in Veterans Courts.

Veterans Treatment Courts assist veteran defendants who are struggling with addiction, mental illness, or co-occurring disorders and who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Using the drug court model, these courts combine treatment and personal accountability, with the goal of breaking the cycle of addiction and criminal behavior.

More information about Pennsylvania's Veterans Treatment Courts and becoming a mentor is available at http://www.pacourts.us/judicial-administration/court-programs/veterans-courts.