I had the privilege of attending the 2026 All Rise Conference on behalf of MATCP. After four days of educational sessions, presentations, and conversations with treatment court professionals from across the country, I came home with pages of notes, dozens of ideas, and more than a few reminders of why treatment courts work. But after sorting it through, I kept coming back to ten takeaways that I believe every treatment court team should be discussing. Some are familiar. Other

By : Jay Otto, Managing Partner, Banyan Collaborative Growing treatment courts is an effective way to improve outcomes for those involved in the judicial system. However, the task of growing treatment courts can be complex and sometimes frustrating. Starting (or improving) a treatment court involves overcoming technical and adaptive challenges. Technical challenges are challenges where we know the problem and solutions exist. This may include developing skills on best practic