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New York State Veterans Treatment Courts
New York State Unified Court System's Veterans Treatment Courts, which connect justice-involved veterans to treatment and services in a therapeutic court setting surrounded by an interdisciplinary team — judge, court staff, prosecutors, treatment providers, defense attorneys, probation, law enforcement, volunteer veteran peer mentors and federal veterans-department representatives. New York created the first VTC in the country in Buffalo City Court in 2008.
- Cost
- Not stated on the org's own site
- Coverage
- Statewide — New York State Unified Court System courts where a Veterans Treatment Court operates (New York)
- Eligibility
- 'VTCs accept veterans with all characters of military discharge' (own page); for justice-involved veterans referred within a court setting
- Last Verified
- October 8, 2026
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