Family Drug Treatment Courts (FDTCs) adopt a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to assist families whose parents/guardians have chemical dependency problems and/or abuse psychoactive substances.
These courts target those individuals who are at risk of losing custody of their children and seek to address both issues related to ensuring the safety of the children and adolescents involved, and the treatment of parental substance abuse. FDTCs can include, among other measures, intensive judicial monitoring, therapeutic treatment for chemical dependency, frequent testing for drug abuse, comprehensive protection and support services, and systems of rewards and sanctions linked to compliance with the program.