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    "content": "<h1>Veterans Courts in Pennsylvania:&nbsp;An Alternative Solution for Difficult Issues | September 22, 2017</h1>\r\n<p><strong>9:00-9:30&nbsp;</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Welcoming Remarks</em>&nbsp;</strong>&ndash; The Honorable Michael J. Stack, III, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Opening Speaker</strong> &ndash; The Honorable Michael J. Barrasse, President Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas</p>\r\n<p><strong>9:30-10:30</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>Panel - A Primer on PTSD, TBI, Substance Abuse</strong></em></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Moderator - Dave Sunday, York County Chief Deputy Prosecutor</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Post Traumatic Stress Disorder &ndash; Gelu Negrea, LCSW, Lebanon VA Medical Center</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Traumatic Brain Injury &ndash; Jessica Lightner, LCSW,&nbsp;Lebanon VA Medical Center</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Handouts: </strong>1.<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BymfEiJJPcrTLUEzNGdRQV9vQk0/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder</a> | 2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BymfEiJJPcrTdk1ZdDNJWkZpUEk/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness</a> | 3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BymfEiJJPcrTbXhDMTZGTVZKVjQ/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traumatic Brain Injury Information</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Substance Abuse &ndash; Dr. Jamie Via, Psychologist, Lebanon VA Medical Center</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">The View from the Bench &ndash; The Honorable Patrick Dugan, Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas</p>\r\n<p><strong>10:30-11:30</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Panel - Key Roles in Veterans Court Process</em></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Moderator &ndash; The Honorable Craig T. Trebilcock, Judge, York County Court of Common Pleas</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Handouts: </strong>1.<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTbHo0WGh3aTNURDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Orders of York Co. Veterans Court</a> | 2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTVjJvVTA1WFFBVlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten Tips for Starting a Veterans Treatment Court</a> | 3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTMnZ1bVhFaTdYakk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vet Court Orientation</a> | 4.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTYTVkZUo3cnJZbEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veteran's Court Orientation Questionnaire</a> | 5.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTRTdoQklYZzlyMTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veteran's Treatment Court Essays</a> | 6.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTSmhQVWlwOFk3SGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Treatment Courts Release of Information</a> | 7.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTLTAwR1FpbElHTmM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Court Manual</a>&nbsp;| 8.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTMDhobjZuWjhVMHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Drug Treatment Court Conditions</a>&nbsp;| 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTdGNhWkE2N3ZWLXM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Treatment Court Mentor Manual</a> | 10. <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTN0lJUDFmdm1UTFU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Court Participant Manual (Dauphin Co.)</a> | 11.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTRXBILVdsVlZiUDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Court Participant Manual (York Co.)</a> | 12. <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTSjVrX29UNnozTEk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Court Pamphlet (Dauphin Co.)</a> | 13. <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTOEJBZ3c3TXFGR00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiver of Due Process</a> | 14.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTb19penFGVkpOakk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Co. Veterans Treatment Court Program</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Links:</strong> <a href=\"http://www.pacourts.us/judicial-administration/court-programs/veterans-courts/volunteer-veteran-mentor-training-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Veteran Mentor Training Program</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Veterans Court Judge &ndash; The Honorable Joseph F. Sklarosky, Jr., Judge, Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Prosecutor &ndash; Ed Marsico &ndash; Dauphin County District Attorney</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Defense Counsel&nbsp;- Angela L. Fox-Holtzapple, Esq., Assistant Public Defender, Drug/Mental Health/Veterans Treatment Courts</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">The Role of the VA and Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists &ndash; Sarah Primak, LCSW, Lebanon VA Medical Center</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Mentors &ndash; Rick Hahn &ndash; Deputy &ndash; Mentor &ndash; York County</p>\r\n<p><strong>11:30-Noon</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Panel - Veterans Courts in Smaller Counties</em></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Presentation:</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTbDBfakplSmFBT1E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Challenges and Solutions for the Rural Specialty Court</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">The Honorable Joseph J. Matika, Judge, Carbon County Court of Common Pleas</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Rick Parsons, Carbon County Veterans Court Coordinator &amp; Chief Probation Officer</p>\r\n<p><strong>12:00 &ndash; 1:00&nbsp;</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Closing Speaker &amp; Lunch</em></strong> - The Honorable Debra McCloskey Todd, Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BymfEiJJPcrTV2k2cUpjSVBpc1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to Google Drive handouts folder.&nbsp;</a></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><strong><br />Event Sponsors</strong>:&nbsp; Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Federal Bar Association, Lt. Governor&rsquo;s Task Force on Veterans, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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