46th District

Southfield

Recovery Court

If you are apprehensive about starting a Drug Court, consider this:

Judge Stephen Cooper was discouraged by local administrators from even considering a Drug Court because it was too complicated and only a professional grant writer could get funding.  After hearing from others all across the country of how important their local drug courts were to them, he decided to try his hand at grant writing.  Several successful federal and state grants later, Recovery Court was organized and opened for business in January, 2005. Recovery Court got its name when the planning team assembled at its federally funded sessions and decided that a positive name was important.  Recovery Court serves addicted residents of Southfield, Lathrup Village, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Franklin.  After a long career as a probation officer, Cherie Kohl retired and was able to begin her second career as the first Recovery Court Coordinator and Joe Goodrid was hired as the Recovery Court Probation Officer.  They include home visits as part of their intensive supervision.  The program is blessed with the enthusiastic support and cooperation of  the wonderful professionals at Southfield Human Services, Jewish Family Services, and Recovery Consultants who together provide a continuum of treatment for each participant, supervision, transition housing, transportation, assessment and testing. Each participant begins with a medallion to keep in pocket or purse to remind them daily that the road to success is truly One Day At A Time and then they receive incentives including a framed certificate as they begin each new phase. The Southfield Foundation has been very supportive with awarding a grant and assisting with fundraising. Court Administrator Donna Beaudet and the other 46th District Court judges have been very supportive.