Referral from Other Source

Center staff are providing on-going technical assistance for Boulder Municipal Court (CO) which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts.

Center staff are providing on-going technical assistance for Snohomish County District Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts.

Center staff are providing on-going technical assistance for Albany Municipal Court (GA) which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts.

This two day onsite was observation of current HTWC staffing and hearing. Additional training on the the 10 Key components, NADACP National Standards, Team Dynamics and debriefing of the HTWC court observations.

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute Healing to Wellness Court Training and Technical Assistance team partnered with the OJJDP Tribal Youth Resource Center to facilitate the strategic planning meeting for all FY 2018 OJJDP Tribal Youth Programs and Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court grantees. The strategic planning training is designed to support tribes to develop a strategic plan that will enhance their capacity to develop, expand, improve, and/or maintain their juvenile justice continuum with a particular focus on improving outcomes for tribal youth.

On May 22nd, Byron Kline served as a panelist for a webinar hosted by the Legal Aid Association of California in collaboration with Root & Rebound, focusing on reentry and fair chance housing practices and programs nationwide.
The presentation focused on the work of the Opening Door initiative as a whole, including Vera's work with currently selected sites, strategies for engaging multiple stakeholders, and the success and benefits of family reentry programs.

Pine County, MN (in conjunction with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is planning a joint jurisdiction wellness court with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. The Pine County Circuit Court reached out to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute to request technical assistance in their planning efforts. As such, the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, in partnership with the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, conducted this onsite technical assistance visit to assist with their planning efforts.

Phone call with members of the WashACT task force (Seattle, WA) and TTA providers from IACP, OVC-TTAC, and staff from OVC. WashACT task force members shared some concerns with TTA providers regarding ongoing challenges to collaboration, trust, and relationship-building among the task force's partner agencies. This phone call is a part of a larger effort to develop a coordinated technical assistance plan for the task force in partnership with OVC-TTAC.

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion concerning opioid courts. It was hosted by the Center for Court Innovation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research. The roundtable invovled a select group of national leaders, including the founders of the Buffalo Opioid Court and a variety of experts on opioid use disorders, overdose prevention, and justice system interventions.

. I am the commander of our Personnel Section and officer health/wellness falls underneath my purview. Our department is in the process of making some hefty changes to our officer wellness, resiliency, support and etc. programs. One of the biggest changes is going to be in our strengthening our peer support program. I would love to have training especially for our peer support personnel on this topic from this program. The new programs are in planning stages right now but I would like to have them ready to roll out before summer time.