Veterans Incarceration/Suicide Index / Veterans Treatment Courts

VTCs tie into the VA system to facilitate defendants’ access to services such as mental health and substance abuse evaluation and treatment, Veterans Justice Outreach specialists, disability and medical benefits, housing assistance, and more. The availability of such services through the VA (and to a lesser extent other veterans’ service providers at the state and local level) is a key reason the VTC model is possible. The VA system provides a federally funded, pre-existing, expert partner for VTCs to use in treating defendants.

In 2017, Arizona Attorney General Brnovich joined former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake in calling for the passage of the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018, legislation that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists ("VJOs") under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program and place them at eligible VA medical centers. President Trump signed legislation authorizing more funding for VJO's in September of 2018.

Veterans and their families can get more information on the Veterans Treatment Court options in Arizona here: https://dvs.az.gov/veterans-court

The Attorneys General from the following states and territories signed the letter: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Veterans Treatment Court / Overview

Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC) offer a solution by connecting justice-involved veterans to appropriate services in a court setting, surrounded by an interdisciplinary team. These include the judge, court staff, prosecutors, treatment/service providers, defense attorneys, probation, law enforcement, volunteer veteran peer mentors, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Services, all of whom work collaboratively to help veterans. For further information on Problem-Solving Courts or if you would like to schedule a court visit, please contact the Division of Policy and Planning at:

ProblemSolving@nycourts.gov

Veterans Treatment Court Resources

Directory of resources for veterans, including government resources, outreach, legal services and others. Some of the programs and links may have changed.

Veterans Treatment Court Locations / New York City

Manhattan Veteran Treatment Court

100 Centre Street

New York, NY 10013

646-386-4634

Brooklyn Veterans Treatment Court 

320 Jay Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

347-296-1133

Kings Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Center

320 Jay St., 14th Floor,

Brooklyn, NY 11201

347-404-9556

Queens Veterans Treatment Court

125-01 Queens Boulevard

Kew Gardens, NY 11415

718-298-1303

Queens Misdemeanor Veterans Court

125-01 Queens Boulevard

Kew Gardens, NY 11415

Bronx Veterans Court

Bronx Hall of Justice

265 East 161st Street

Bronx, NY 10451

718-618-3171

Richmond County Veterans Treatment Court

26 Central Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10301

718-675-8530

Veterans Treatment Court Locations / New York

Albany County Veterans Court

Albany County Judicial Center

6 Lodge Street

Albany, NY 12207

518-285-8731

Albany Regional Veterans Court

Albany City Court

1 Morton Avenue

Albany, NY 12202

518-453-5525

Columbia County Regional Veterans Court

401 Union Street

Hudson, NY 12534

518-625-3146

Greene County Court

320 Main Street

Catskill, NY 12414

518-625-3160

Rensselaer County Veterans Court

72 Second Street

Troy, NY 12180

518-285-5031

Sullivan County Regional Veterans Court

414 Broadway

Monticello, NY 12701

845-791-3548

Rensselaer Regional Veterans Court(Troy City)

51 State Street

Troy, NY 12180

518-453-5941

Essex County Regional Veterans Court

7559 Court Street

P.O. Box 217

Elizabethtown, NY 12932

518-873-3639

Syracuse Community Treatment Court

505 South State Street

Syracuse, NY 13202

315-671-2795

Binghamton City Court

City Hall, Governmental Plaza

38 Hawley St., 5th Floor

Binghamton, NY 13901

607-240-4272

Chemung County Courthouse

224 Lake St.

P.O. Box 588

Elmira, NY 14902-0588

607-873-9430

Elmira City Court

317 E. Church Street

Elmira, NY 14901

607-873-9520

Ithaca City Court

118 E. Clinton Street,

Ithaca, NY 14850

Tompkins County Court

320 North Tioga Street

Ithaca, NY 14851-0070

Auburn City - Track

157 Genesse Street

Auburn, NY 13021

315-237-6430

Monroe County Veterans Treatment Court

Hall of Justice, Room 545

99 Exchange Blvd

Rochester, NY 14614

585-371-3758

Ontario Veterans Treatment Court

27 North Main Street

Canandaigua, NY 14424

585-412-5282

Batavia City Veterans Treatment Court - Track

1 West Main Street

Batavia, NY 14020

585-201-5765

Buffalo City Veterans Treatment Court

50 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14202

716-845-2695

Jamestown City Veterans Treatment Court

Jamestown Municipal Building

200 East 3rd Street

Jamestown, NY 14701

716-483-7605

Niagara County Veterans Court

Niagara County Courthouse

175 Hawley Street

Lockport, NY 14094

716-280-6403

Beacon City Veterans Treatment Court

One Municipal Plaza, Suite 2

Beacon City, NY 12601

845-483-1900

Middletown City Veterans Treatment Court

2 James St.

Middletown, NY 10940

845-476-3581

Newburgh City Veterans Treatment Court

300 Broadway

Newburgh, NY 12550

845-483-8116

Orange County Veterans Treatment Court

285 Main Street

Goshen, NY 10924

845-476-3500

Putnam County Veterans Treatment Court

20 County Center

Carmel, NY 10512

845-208-7800

Westchester County Veterans Treatment Court

111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

White Plains, NY 10601

914-824-5400

Nassau Veterans Treatment Court

Nassau County District Court, 1st District

99 Main Street

Hempstead, NY 11550

516-493-4145

East End Veterans Treatment Court

32 Jackson Avenue

Hampton Bays, NY 11946

631-702-2963

Suffolk Veterans Treatment Court

Cohalan Court Complex

400 Carleton Avenue

Central Islip, NY 11722

631-853-5435