The Veterans Treatment Court opened five years ago in Warwick, Rhode Island, as the first specialty court in New England to help veterans avoid jail and turn their lives around. The first veterans treatment court started in 2008 in Buffalo, New York. If they go to the veterans court, they have to follow whatever treatment the court prescribes to address substance abuse, behavioral or other issues and regularly check in with court staff, usually for 10 months to a year. Chief District Judge Jeanne E. LaFazia said the veterans court gives people tools to reintegrate into their community. Delaney now mentors other veterans in that same court, and he's working toward earning his master's degree in social work to continue helping veterans.

Source: ABC News May 22, 2016 08:22 UTC