WHEREAS, problem-solving courts have been restoring lives, reuniting families, and making communities safer for more than 30 years; and

WHEREAS, since the inception of the St. Johns County Drug Court in 2002, over 330 individuals charged with drug and related offenses have completed program requirements and since 2017, when St. Johns County Veterans Court began, nearly 150 justice-involved veterans have completed program requirements; and

WHEREAS, problem-solving courts provide focus and leadership for communitywide partnerships, bringing together public safety and health professionals in combatting substance abuse, mental illness, and other issues present in the criminal justice realm; and

WHEREAS, judges, attorneys, treatment and rehabilitation professionals, law enforcement, community supervision personnel, researchers and educators join to form healing communities; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida, that May 2026 be designated as

Problem-Solving Court Month

Recognizing the successful work of problem-solving court programs and how they improve our community.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida this 19^th day of May 2026.