Adult Court and Probation Services
TASC partners with judges, state’s attorneys, public defenders, probation officers, and treatment providers to offer multi-leveled models for screening, intervention, and service linkage at every point of the criminal justice continuum.
At each point in this system there are many substance abusers whose criminality is clearly linked to their addiction. Thus, each point along the continuum offers an opportunity for effective intervention with substance-abusing offenders.
TASC serves as a link between the criminal justice system and community-based treatment and rehabilitative services, providing comprehensive clinical services to nonviolent substance-abusing offenders by working collaboratively with the criminal justice system and community-based substance abuse treatment providers.
Criminal justice professionals (e.g. judges, public defenders and probation officers) refer potential clients to TASC. If clients meet TASC's strict eligibility criteria, TASC conducts an in-depth assessment of their criminal justice history, treatment history, the nature and extent of addiction, readiness for treatment and likelihood of treatment success.
TASC uses a standardized system of case management that allows us to work with thousands of individuals each year while still giving each client the personal attention they need. TASC case managers develop individualized service plans which include linkages to the appropriate level of care in community-based substance abuse treatment programs, in addition to medical/mental health services, vocational/educational programs and other needed social services.
TASC helps men and women examine the factors that may have led to their substance abuse and develops care plans that help them become healthy and self-sufficient, no longer dependent on public systems. TASC provides ongoing support to the client as well as regular reports on client progress to the court.
Adult Criminal Justice Services (ACJS)
Offered statewide
Funded by Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Since 1976, TASC has worked to divert non-violent, substance-using offenders to treatment as an alternative to incarceration.
TASC is the only agency designated by the state to provide substance abuse assessments and recommendations for the Illinois courts. For each client, TASC conducts a comprehensive, strengths-based assessment; develops an individualized service plan; and monitors progress to report back to the court.
TASC employs drug use screening as needed to aid in assessment, treatment matching, and monitoring of clients' compliance with court mandates.
Domestic Violence Diversion Program
Offered in St. Clair County
Funded by: St. Clair County Mental Health Board
Through this St. Clair County program, individuals charged with domestic battery may opt to go through substance abuse assessment and treatment, as well as a concurrent 12-month batterers’ education program, instead of pleading guilty or going to trial.
TASC's role in the program is to conduct assessments to determine if individuals meet clinical criteria for substance abuse or dependence. TASC also makes recommendations for referral into treatment and reports weekly to the court on the progress of those who enter treatment.
Offered in Adams County, Champaign County, Coles County, Cook County, Jersey County, Kankakee County, Madison County, Mason County, Morgan County, Pike County, Rock Island County, Rock Island County, St. Clair County, Vermilion County, and Winnebago County
Funded by: Individual county courts throughout the state
Like the TASC model before it, the drug court model was developed to offer alternative sentencing options for non-violent, drug-involved offenders.
TASC has been involved in the planning, development, and implementation of drug courts across the state, and offers assessment and advocacy services to clients involved in several drug courts in Illinois.
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Program
Offered in Northwest Illinois and South Central Illinois
Funded by Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Individuals arrested for DUI in the State of Illinois must undergo an alcohol/drug evaluation. TASC identifies DUI offenders who may be receptive to treatment, assesses their alcohol or substance abuse problems, and links them with appropriate community-based treatment providers able to meet their individual needs.
TASC offers the court and the Secretary of State's office professional, objective assessments of a DUI offender's recidivism risk and treatment needs.
IMPACT (Integrated Multiphase Program of Assessment and Comprehensive Treatment)
Offered in Cook County
Funded by: Cook County Board of Commissioners through the Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI)
IMPACT is designed to deliver a comprehensive model of substance abuse treatment to offenders and detainees in the Cook County Department of Corrections. The program also responds to ancillary needs through on-site educational, vocational, social, HIV-related and health services. Most of the clients in the program are cocaine and/or heroin users, usually young adults, under-educated, unemployed and poor. The project responds to these needs through on-site educational, vocational, mental health, social, HIV-related and health services.
TASC is responsible for the screening and assessment of all individuals referred to the project.
Cook County Mental Health Court
Offered in Cook County
Funded by: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Cook County Mental Health Court is a pilot program aimed at successful probation and community reentry for felony probationers living with chronic mental illness, 75 percent of whom are likely to have co-occurring substance misuse or dependence.
Program strategies include expanding clinical support services and establishing a mental health court team to more rapidly and effectively respond to participants' progress and compliance concerns.
Cook County’s Mental Health Court goes beyond traditional mental health courts in that its aim is the establishment of system-wide interventions for felony offenders with mental illness.
State's Attorney's Drug Abuse Program (SADAP)
Offered in Cook County and Southwest Illinois
Funded by: Cook County State's Attorney's Office
SADAP targets first-time drug offenders, providing drug education and understanding of factors that may contribute to substance abuse and addiction.
TASC provides clinical assessment services; community-based treatment providers deliver drug education.
Treatment Readiness Groups: Reducing Risk: Outreach & Pretreatment for Probationers (RROPP)
Offered in Cook County
Funded by: Federal Funding from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Cook County probationers who may be substance-involved are mandated to substance abuse screening carried out by TASC. Probationers whose screening scores indicate the need for brief intervention are enrolled in 10-hour drug education courses. Those having to wait for treatment attend 4-8 sessions of Treatment Readiness Groups. Both activities are designed to increase motivation for change and compliance with recommended services and/or health guidelines.
