Mercer County Drug Court

05/01/2026

May is National ! The Mercer County Drug Court Program helps participants become healthy, productive citizens and reduces crime by offering evidence-based treatment and accountability to people with substance use and mental health disorders. When one person rises out of addiction and into recovery, we .

Interested in or have questions about Drug Court in Mercer County? Call your defense attorney or call Mercer County Probation & Court Services at 309-582-5169 (ext. 5)

03/19/2026

Adult drug courts are an alternative to incarceration that combine public health and public safety approaches to connect people involved in the justice system with individualized, evidence-based treatment and recovery support services. Adult drug courts are the most carefully studied and well-proven intervention in our nation’s history for leading people with substance use disorders out of the justice system and into lives of health and recovery.

Extensive research shows adult drug courts are most successful with populations at high risk for committing new crimes or otherwise being unsuccessful under regular probation, and who have a high need for treatment and other recovery support services, but are unlikely to voluntarily continue these services long enough to benefit.

Interested in learning more about the Mercer County Drug Court Program? Please refer to the brochure attached below.

Are you or a loved one facing criminal charges in Mercer County, Illinois? Do you think you or a loved one could benefit from the Mercer County Drug Court Program? Ask your defense attorney today!

01/06/2026

JANUARY IS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT MONTH!

New Year, New Beginnings. If you're seeking help for alcohol or other drug use, treatment options are available. Taking that first step can lead to health & healing. You’re not alone—help is available. Findtreatment.gov 🎉

SUD Treatment Month serves to support:

· People contemplating or seeking help for their substance use

· Practitioners treating or considering treating substance use disorder

· Friends, family, and loved ones of those with substance use


By raising awareness of treatment, including medications to treat substance use disorders, SAMHSA seeks to:

· Break down barriers that keep people from seeking help

· Encourage those on their treatment and recovery journey

· Friends, Promote best practices such as screening, intervention, and treatment of substance use disorders by health care providers

11/06/2025

Our 4th Annual Holiday Open House & Bake Sale will be held on December 3rd, 2025, from 11am-6pm! All proceeds from this event will go towards our client assistance fund!

The theme this year is the holiday movie "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". More details to come, but please view the flyer below to see some of the fun things we have planned!

Raffle prizes have been generously donated by local businesses, and there are 4 (yes, 4!) ways to enter!
1. Visit each program table and get your ticket punched
2. Wear holiday pajamas/apparel
3. Bring non-perishable food items for local food pantries
4. Bring diapers for our partner, Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank

We are very excited and hope to see you there! 💚❤️ Follow along on our event page to get updates on what we have planned! MCHD's Holiday Open House

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

Chestnut Health Systems BASE Project is launching a new communication campaign to spark honest conversations about substance use and people who use substances.

What is BASE you may ask? The BASE (Build, Amplify, Support, Empower) initiative is a statewide effort to reduce substance use and promote mental wellness among individuals ages 6–25. Whether you’re a caregiver, educator, youth advocate, or community leader, this site offers curated tools and resources to help you make a difference.

To learn more about how to empower youth and emerging adults through prevention, education, and support regarding substance use go to: https://realtalkaboutaddiction.org/

10/03/2025

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08/15/2025

Check out our Drug Court Coordinator, Janet Dalton, and Drug Court Prosecutor, Matthew Voigts, talk about the Mercer County Drug Court Program and our recent graduation of our first participant on WQAD! ⚖️

The program addresses the addictions and mental health struggles impacting individuals in the criminal justice system, while also re-integrating them into society.

07/21/2025

Thank you to WRMJ Studios for highlighting our program and the difference we are trying to make within Mercer County!

A specialty court program is celebrating its first graduate in Mercer County. Mercer County Drug Court launched in 2023 at the Mercer County Courthouse. The

07/14/2025

What is a Drug Court you may ask?

A Drug Court is an intensive problem-solving court program that targets persons in the criminal justice system who are physically dependent upon drugs and/or alcohol. Participants voluntarily consent to participate in the program which provides them with a full continuum of substance use disorder treatment services in order to successfully achieve and maintain sobriety. A multi-disciplinary team of clinical and justice professionals closely supervise each participant’s compliance with treatment and probation supervision requirements and hold them accountable through frequent court appearances, random and frequent drug testing, and intensive probation supervision.

With that being said, today’s Drug Court looked a little different than the usual. The MCDC Team and members from all over the community (including other Drug Courts, attorneys, judges, etc) got together to celebrate a special young man.

I am proud to announce that MCDC has its FIRST EVER program graduate! On behalf of the entire MCDC Team, I would like to thank everyone who came out to support the Mercer County Drug Court Program’s FIRST graduate.

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05/06/2025

May is National Treatment Court Month 👩🏻‍⚖️⚖️🏆

is a nationwide celebration of lifesaving treatment courts led by AllRise.org. The Mercer County Drug Court Program is proud to join more than 4,000 treatment courts across the country to celebrate leading people out of the justice system and into long-term recovery! Because when one person, one family, one community rises, we

For more information on the Mercer County Drug Court Program, you can visit the website below:

https://www.mercercountyil.org/deparments/drug_court.php

09/18/2024

Welcome to the official page of the Mercer County Drug Court Program! ⚖️

If you have pending court matters in Mercer County, Illinois, you might be eligible for our diversion/treatment court!

For more information on the Mercer County Drug Court Program, you can reach the Mercer County Drug Court Coordinator, Janet Dalton, at [email protected]!