Shelby County Veterans Court Graduates Largest Class Yet
MEMPHIS, TN – July 23, 2014 - Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and General Sessions Judge Bill Anderson recognized 8 most recent graduates of the Shelby County Veteran's Court.
The graduation, held in the Criminal Justice Center Auditorium on Wednesday, is the largest class to graduate the mentoring based program. Read more.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, the Thirtieth Judicial District veteran population is 56,373 in 2015.
Shelby County Forms Veterans Court
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From Memphis ABC 24
Randy Wimbley
Trauma experienced during service leads some down that path. Shelby County has taken notice and created a program to get veterans the help they need.
Veterans who qualify are enrolled in a treatment program for problems like substance abuse or post traumatic stress disorder.
Volunteer mentors play a key role in getting veterans on the straight and narrow.
“First of all, being shot at repeatedly by guns, tanks, missiles, whatever, is a little stressful,” said Vietnam Veteran Claude Barnhart. Read more.