Tribal Courts

TLPI's Civicore database continues to be utilized to track grantee outreach, TA requests and work, and training events. Program Specialists ensure that all contacts are recorded and Tribal Law Specialist Catherine Retana and Tribal Court Collaboration Specialist Chantel Cloud ensure that data entry and reporting are complete and accurate. This reporting period a new TA Workplan template began to be utilized and TA workplans were disseminated to all FY23 assigned grantees and will be disseminated to FY24 grantees in the next reporting period.

Through monthly check ins, each TLPI TTA coach will work to support FY 24 assigned grantees in completing work plans and tracking their progress in accomplishing grant deliverables.

Through monthly check ins, each TLPI TTA coach will work to support grantees in completing work plans and tracking their progress in accomplishing grant deliverables.

The American Indian Justice Conference is a multi-disciplinary conference for tribal justice system practitioners. Workshops include, bit are not limited to information relevant to addressing violent crimes in tribal communities.

This conference and roundtable has a multi-disciplinary focus and highlights issues impacting tribal communities as they seek to address and reduce violence.

TJI and project partners provide support to the ITWG by providing faculty and assisting with planning efforts for ITWG meetings. The ITWG is a multi-disciplinary group predominantly focused on implementation of special tribal criminal jurisdiction but includes discussions relevant to violent crime responses.

The American Indian Justice Conference is a multi-disciplinary focused conference for tribal justice system officials. TJI and other TTA providers funded through this project serve as conference planning partners and prpovide faculty for conference workshops

The WellnessCourts.org website continues to be managed and enhanced. A platform conversion occurred June 2024. This conversion eliminates a security notice when visiting the website, allows in-house website updates to occur quickly and easily, and will allow for Google Analytics use for the website. This reporting period, in-house website updates occurred. Google Analytics was also enabled with this change and shows that 1,937 visits to WellnessCourts.org occurred last reporting period with 60% from desktop web traffic, 38% mobile, and 2% tablet.

Wellness Court Specialist Angie Juárez-Monger provided outreach and support to the Southern Ute Tribe (FY23 Adult Treatment Court grantee) this reporting period with project check-ins and offering of training and technical assistance. After a tragedy experienced by the Southern Ute THWC, TLPI engaged in healing and memorial efforts to honor a Southern Ute Wellness Court graduate. An Alumni Award was created to honor the memory of their participant and will be added to TLPI's Wellness Court Training annual recognitions.

TLPI's Tribal Justice TTA project includes Objective 6: Conduct THWC Survey of the Field (Wellness Court Strengths and Needs Assessment) and publish findings with associated tasks to prepare, disseminate, analyze, and publish results. Planning meetings occurred this reporting period to determine what measures need to be included and ensure this assessment is not a duplication of other efforts in the field. A draft has been completed.