HOPE Court.
A place where Washington parents who have abandoned, abused or neglected their kids get a second chance to overcome their substance abuse, learn better parenting and coping skills, and win back custody of their kids.
The program provides a support network (judges, lawyers, social workers, substance abuse treatment providers, child protective services and other government workers) to recovering parents – and accountability.
A lot of parents don’t make it all the way through the program. But some do succeed, and their families are reunited.
Read more in this [Longview, WA] Daily News article: Reunited, drug free.