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The Nevada Eighth Judicial District Recovery Court Treatment Team was nominated for the There Is No Heroin in Heroin (TINHIH) Foundation Crushing Stigma & Silos Award. The award is given annually to those who have helped the organization flourish and achieve their goals. Specialty courts administrator DeDe Parker was also nominated for the Hero of the Year Award.

The winners will be announced at an award ceremony will be live streamed on February 1 at 8 p.m. at the following link: https://mondaysdark.com/livestream/

There Is No Heroin in Heroin Foundation is committed to bettering the Las Vegas community through overdose prevention and education events. Founded on the basis that no family should have to fight through addiction’s turmoil alone, TINHIH develops events and programming that support the needs of those struggling with addiction, those in recovery, and those lost to substance use disorder.

The Crushing Stigma and Silos Award will be given to the partnership between organizations that have connected to establish programming and/or support for those in our community affected by substance use disorder.

This is an excerpt from the District Court nomination: “Recovery Court began in late 2019 in response to the need for a new approach to drug courts in Las Vegas. Individuals are given the opportunity to come into the program as a 184 inmate or parolee. Housing and treatment are covered through grant funding, giving the participant the ability to focus on their recovery. Relapses are not an immediate sanction back to prison but rather an opportunity for the treatment team to create a new action plan for increased support.”

The recovery court is one of the Eighth Judicial District specialty courts that solve issues through a rigorous and coordinated approach between judges, specialty court coordinators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, Parole and Probation, law enforcement and mental health/social service/treatment professionals. All work together to help participants recover, live crime-free and become productive citizens.

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