Jackie Bray is pictured with her artwork that she created at her Adult Recovery Court graduation. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Judge Kevin P. Braig and Logan County Court of Common Pleas Adult Recovery Court (ARC) Team recently celebrated the graduation of Jackie Bray from the ARC.
“Jackie is one of the smartest people who has ever graduated from ARC,” Judge Braig told a group of about 30 at the Recovery Zone in Bellefontaine which included the graduate’s daughter and aunt. “She has resumed her education. Her future is bright.”
The staff at Recovery Zone prepared a delicious lunch of pasta, salad and dessert for everyone.
After the meal and graduation, Kay Reinkert provided a free art lesson. Participants painted a winter scene of snow, trees, and a barn.
“I am so grateful for the involvement of Recovery Zone and Kay Reinkert in the ARC,” Judge Braig said. “They made it an amazing day. Kay Reinkert is a not only a talented artist, but she is a former Logan County Fair arm-wrestling champion. She brings a lot to the table. She provided so much enrichment to everyone in the ARC.”
The ARC treatment team works within the framework of the traditional Logan County Common Pleas Court. The ARC’s mission is to achieve specific, rehabilitative objectives.
The objectives of the ARC are to monitor treatment for substance abuse disorder of ARC participants, encourage and incentivize ARC participants to achieve rehabilitation and personal accountability, and decrease criminal activity and the need for incarceration.
The ARC provides its participants with the support of Judge Braig, Treatment Coordinator and Program Manager Annette Deao, Compliance Officers Jim Pleasant and Mandy Wilber, and treatment providers from TCN Behavioral Health Services, Community Health Wellness, the Justice Reinvestment Grant, Logan County Assistant Prosecutor Erin Rosen, local attorneys Natalie Bahan and Greg Harvey, and others.
The members of the ARC Team share the goals of: empowering ARC participants through treatment, accountability, and responsibility, assisting ARC participants in achieving recovery from substance abuse disorder, and helping ARC participants lead useful and productive lives.