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Fourth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court

  • Prosecutor

    Paul Forney

    Prosecutor

    County Attorney's Office, Pottawattamie County Courthouse, 227 South 6th Street, 5th Floor, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

    ⚠ Paul Forney identified as VTC Prosecutor in the official application form. Elected Pottawattamie County Attorney name not sourced from a .gov page.

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Public defender

    Jeff Wright

    Iowa State Public Defender

    515-218-2445 · Council Bluffs Office, 300 W. Broadway, Suite 125, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • VA Veterans Justice Outreach

    VA Veterans Justice Outreach

    Website

    ⚠ Omaha Vet Center (3047 S. 72nd St, Suite 1, Omaha, NE 68124) listed as a partner in the program's official release form. No VJO specialist specifically identified for this program in the VJO directory.

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Probation department

    Kip Shanks

    Iowa 4th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services

    712-325-4943 · 801 S. 10th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Heartland Family Services

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Jennie Edmundson Hospital

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Mercy/CHI Hospital

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    CHI Health Psychiatric Associates

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Pottawattamie County Community Services

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Southwest Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services Region

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Lasting Hope Recovery Center

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Collaborative Support Team

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Heartland Bridges

    source · verified 2026-09-26

  • Treatment partner

    Omaha Vet Center

    source · verified 2026-09-26

Chain of authority above this court (1)
  1. Susan Christensen

    Chief Justice, Iowa Supreme Court

    515-348-4700 · Website · Iowa Judicial Branch Building, 1111 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319

    source · verified 2026-09-26

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Fourth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court

Iowa Fourth Judicial District · Council Bluffs

Official program page

Source: verified link · last verified 2026-09-26

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