Conferences

Met with the Marketing & Communications team and
Sharon Ondeje to discuss Altarum's upcoming exhibit booth at the Recovery Leadership Summit. Discussed booth logistics, shipping procedures, booth coverage, and procedures if asked to give an interview.

TA Request and presentation: FY23 grantee Northampton, Massachusetts has requested CHJ's attendance at a community convening on March 20th, 2024 where they will be launching their community response deflection pathway and providing educational opportunities to attendees to learn about their new and existing deflection programs and substance use disorders in general. Onsite training from CHJ would include a panel presentation on an overview of the six pathways of deflection, a perspective from a national level and a discussion of deflection in Massachusetts.

provided faculty to education Ft Peck justice system representatives as well as state and tribal partners on topics relevant to STCJ

provided faculty to support the Intertribal working group efforts related to STCJ implementation which includes responses to violent crimes in tribal communities

The TTA team, along with an SME, attended the Conference Against Women to present on the National Ashanti Alert Network. The TTA developed a PowerPoint for this presentation, which provided an overview of Ashanti Billie's story, the Ashanti Alert Act, and the National Ashanti Alert Network and pilot project. It was also used to provide awareness about National Missing Person Alert systems. The conference was attended by almost 3000 people.

attended midyear meeting to highlight available TTA resources and gather information from the field to help identify necessary deliverables for TTA providers to develop under the project

Convene in person grantee meeting to bring sites together to share their ongoing progress, identify and discuss challenges, and share successes to date. Expected to occur in the Spring of 2025 at RTI Headquarters in Raleigh/Durham NC

"TLPI presented at the 2024 Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals Treatment Court Conference. Wellness Court Specialists Kristina Pacheco, Angie Juarez-Monger, and Alyssa Harrold; along with Consultants Joseph Flies Away, Matthew Lesky, and Jenny Walter presented six presentations and collaborated in one pre-conference session:
Pre-Conference Session: Trauma-Informed Practices in the Criminal Justice System;
Working with Native Americans in Treatment Courts;
Joint Jurisdiction Courts 101: An Overview

The research team advanced the Restorative Justice Research Community (RJRC) Fellows project by hosting a roundtable focus group event in April 2024.

The event supported discussion amongst 3 RJRC research fellows on issues of research, restorative justice, and the US criminal legal system.