Carroll County Restorative Justice Center

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Alternative Sentencing is an alternative to the formal court process for cases deemed appropriate for referral by the courts or police and our office. It is based on the concept of making the offender accountable for his/her actions. As such, individuals must take ownership for their actions in order to participate. Participants meet with our office staff to develop an individualized Plan of Accountability, designed to be completed within 90 days. The plans will include weekly supervision, community service, and educational elements that address their offense. Contracts may contain additional components based on the charge and circumstances surrounding the incident, by referral of the prosecutor and/or request of the victim. Program focuses on individuals ages 15-25 years old. Please call in regard to referring older or younger individuals. Cost $250.
*FACE TO FACE INTAKES ARE REQUIRED

Challenge Most often used as an educational component of alternative sentencing program involving substances, but also open to stand alone referrals. Challenge is an 8 hour course concentrating on the full spectrum of adolescent development including substance abuse, sexuality, legal issues, healthy communication, family and community issues. The program synthesizes various teaching methods to target participant’s issues and problems, all in a supportive but challenging environment. The emphasis is on making better life choices. The class is facilitated by a licensed therapist/LADAC and our office case manager, both certified instructors. Class is focused on individuals ages 15-17. Cost is included in the Alternative sentencing fee. The fee for individuals participating in the class alone is $150

Substances and Solutions is an adult parallel to our youth Challenge Program. This 8 hour class focuses on decision making around substance related issues and charges. Its target audience is ages 18-25. The program is used as part of our adult alternative sentencing but accepts stand alone and non-judicial referrals as well. This program is facilitated by a Master LADAC partnered with a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The class price is included in the Alternative Sentencing fee or is $150 for referrals to the class alone.

Household Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process in which neutral parties assist disputing parties in developing mutually agreeable solutions to resolve their conflicts. The program is appropriate for families who are having communication problems. This includes families split or joined by divorce or remarriage. It can promote positive change in the way family members interact with one another. Families can be referred by: schools, churches, physicians, human service agencies, courts, police, or call on their own. Mediators are not counselors. They are trained facilitators who act as a neutral third party to help family members work out their own issues and make their own agreements.
Mediations done at our office are at a rate of $45 per hour, with additional fees ($60/hr) for off- site work. Cases requiring intake have an additional fee of $25 for each intake.
Also available through our office are: Community Mediation focuses on disputes between neighbors, coworkers, and other inter-personal disputes. Small Claims Mediation, Civil Writ and Elders Mediation

Supervised Visitation in Tamworth provides a safe and neutral location for children and parents to visit or exchange for visits when there are issues involved that make such situations difficult for parents to work out on their own. The goal is to assist parents and children in building safe and healthy relationships. The service is provided on a sliding fee scale $20-$50 an hour.

Therapeutic Visitation in Tamworth is conducted by a Licensed Mental Health counselor specializing in family issues. The counselor observes and provides therapeutic guidance to the family in both individual sessions and during visits with their children. The service is offered on a sliding fee scale of $30-$90 an hour.

Monitored Visitation is a step down in supervision from our supervised or therapeutic Visits. We do not accept referrals directly into this program, it is rather a step down monitoring for cases moving forward from our other services. The service is on a sliding fee scale of $15-40 dollars an hour.

Monitored Pick up and Drop off are done at our Tamworth office by our visitation supervisors under the same safety protocols as our Visitation Center. The cost is $10 per exchange.

Strength Focused Counseling services are available for individuals and families at both our Tamworth and Conway locations. Services focus on teens, youth, family and parenting issues. Provided on a sliding fee scale $30-$90 an hour.

Assessments for anger management and domestic violence are required prior to participation in groups unless prior arrangements had been made with our therapist. DV assessments average 2 hours and AM average 4. Assessments are done on our therapeutic sliding fee scale. Drug and alcohol assessments are also available, and are done by a LADAC at a rate of $250 inclusive of Intake, and up to 3 hours of interview, reporting and write up time. Additional hours are at a rate of $75 an hour. Drug and Alcohol assessments are not done on a sliding fee scale.

Anger Management Group a weekly open enrolment group is available at our Tamworth office. Woman’s group has already begun with a men’s group ready to go the second week of July. We recommend a minimum of 20 sessions. Cost is $30 per session.
a weekly open enrolments group is available at our Tamworth office as well. The classes are educational and cover a wide range of topics consistent with the topics referenced in the NH Batterers Intervention Standards A variety of exercises are utilized enabling participants to practice identifying patterns and issues that have previously led to incidences of domestic violence, and strategies to address such behavior. Cost is $30 per session.

Domestic Violence Group a weekly open enrolments group is available at our Tamworth office as well. The classes are educational and cover a wide range of topics consistent with the topics referenced in the NH Batterers Intervention Standards A variety of exercises are utilized enabling participants to practice identifying patterns and issues that have previously led to incidences of domestic violence, and strategies to address such behavior. Cost is $30 per session