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The Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada LIMA Program (Law Enforcement Intervention for Mental Health and Addiction) will host a graduation ceremony for participants of the program who have turned their lives around. The celebration for 17 new grads, will be at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters, 400 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., on Friday, January 21 at 1 p.m. Several keynote speakers will convey positive messages including: LVMPD Captain Roxanne Burke; Leo Magrdichian, WestCare Nevada’s vice president of operations; Stephanie Lilly, LIMA alumni (LIMA’s very first client referral) and Darren Waller of the Las Vegas Raiders. The event host will be Bianca McCall, the founder and chief executive director of Desert Rose Counseling Group LLC.
LIMA is a nine to 12 month pre-booking diversion program, developed to address low-level drug crimes. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers redirect those with low-level drug related charges into the LIMA Program to engage in community-based services. The goal is to get eligible individuals services that will help them and ultimately improve public safety and reduce criminal activity. Having law enforcement divert individuals away from the justice system into community-based services for treatment and life-skills training is intended to improve the likelihood that participants will achieve success. Those referred must have a chemical dependency issue and be willing to engage in treatment services throughout their participation in the LIMA Program.
“The LIMA diversion program gives those with substance abuse issues the tools of recovery to keep them from entering the justice system and to move in a positive direction with their lives,” said District Court Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell. “Diversion has proven to be a cost effective way to address substance abuse, particularly during this pandemic when the jails and prisons face issues of overcrowding.”
Participants will be referred to services based on their needs including:
u00b7 Individual and group substance abuse counseling provided
u00b7 Mental health and co-occurring counseling provided
u00b7 Collaborative case management
u00b7 Detoxification services
u00b7 Intensive outpatient and or inpatient treatment
u00b7 Weekly/biweekly meetings with case manager
u00b7 Referrals to sober living, low-income housing, and/or temporary/transitional housing and housing services
u00b7 Assistance with secure vital documents and establishment of positive support system
LIMA, a collaboration between Eighth Judicial District Court and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, is a great example of how using alternative, efficient methods to ensure
justice and reduce the potential for crime. District Court judges and staff continuously work to develop new ideas, maximize efficiencies and improve access to justice. For more information about the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, please visit our website at clarkcountycourts.us, Facebook facebook.com/NV8thJDCourt, Twitter at https://twitter.com/Nv8thC or blog at https://eighthjdcourt.wordpress.com.
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