The Huron County Family Dependency Treatment Court began in 2018. The mission of the Family Dependency Treatment Court of Huron County is to serve the best interests of children by providing collaborative evaluation and treatment services for substance abusing parents who have lost, or are at risk of losing custody of their children to abuse, neglect, or dependency. These intensive services will improve the mental health, dependency, and substance abuse issues of parents and the well-being of their children through intervention and treatment in a holistic, strength-based, community-supported justice system.
This program is designed to service these parents within a minimum 315 day time frame. This intensive program consists of four phases. When the parent completes all four phases they are successfully graduated from the program. These parents are subject to status hearings that vary from every week to every three weeks depending on the phase of the program that they are in. The parents remain under intensive supervision outside of court hearings, including weekly meetings with the Huron County Family Dependency Treatment Court Coordinator, Mental Health providers, a Caseworker from Children Services, CASA Coordinator, and a Peer Supporter. They also consistently participate in sober support group activities and maintain regular visitation with their children.
Family Dependency Treatment Court flyer
Family Dependency Treatment Court Handbook
Contact Information:
Jennifer Whyde, Family Dependency Treatment Court Coordinator
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Juvenile Division
2 East Main Street
Norwalk, OH 44857
Phone: (419) 668-4383 ext. 1725
Fax: (419) 663-5452
Email address: jwhyde@huroncounty-oh.gov