JERI B. COHEN RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS HONOR

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Former Circuit Court Judge Jeri B. Cohen has been named the recipient of the Friend of the Field award presented by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence.

Cohen, served as a judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in the Dependency and Criminal Drug Court Divisions.  She presided from 1993 to 2020 having been elected four times.   She served on the Miami-Dade County Opioid Addition Task Force and has been an advocate for the use of Medication Assisted Treatment as part of a comprehensive approach to recovery.

The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) was founded in 1984 to enhance the quality of patient care in treatment programs by promoting the growth and development of comprehensive opioid treatment services throughout the U.S.

“Judge Cohen has been a steadfast supporter of our work as a drug court judge in a world that did not look kindly upon our treatment system or the patients that we treat,” said Mark Parrino, president of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence.  “We are grateful for the many hours she has spent educating her judicial associates on the importance of providing effective treatment for opioid use disorder.”

In 2019, Judge Cohen received the David Lawrence, Jr. Champion for Children Award from the Children’s Trust.  She serves on the Board of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and Evident Change.  Cohen is also a board member of The Key Clubhouse of South Florida, a Miami-based organization dedicated to assisting adults living with serious mental illness such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression.

The AATOD represents more than 1,000 Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) in the U.S. The organization has 30 state chapters and is a founding partner in the development of the World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, which represents 600 treatment programs throughout Europe.


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