§5383. Goals

            The goals of the Homelessness Court program created pursuant to this Chapter include all of the following:

            (1) To reduce drug abuse and alcoholism and dependency among persons experiencing homelessness.

            (2) To reduce the alcohol and drug-related workload of the courts.

            (3) To reduce criminal recidivism.

            (4) To diagnose undiagnosed mental health problems and to assist in the care and treatment of diagnosed mental health illnesses.

            (5) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of persons experiencing homelessness.

            (6) To reduce prison overcrowding.

            (7) To provide employment and job training for those experiencing homelessness.

            (8) To provide housing assistance for those experiencing homelessness in partnership with state, local, and federal housing authorities and nonprofit organizations.

            (9) To provide counseling services as necessary.

            Acts 2026, No. 788, §1, eff. June 9, 2026.