Training Delivery - Phone (teleconference)

Stepping Up partners hosted a network call with urban counties on June 24th to facilitate conversations among the counties about COVID-19 responses in their jurisdictions; connecting people to treatment and services using telehealth and other strategies; and efforts by counties to identify and address racial disparities in their justice systems. There were a total of 21 participants in attendance.

The Council of State Governments Justice Center held a quarterly call with the Innovator Counties, which focused on the counties' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion included a conversation around policies and procedures at correctional facilities to maintain health and safety and using telehealth and other services to connect people to treatment during and after release from jail.

Virtual Site Visit Planned for early August. Teresa Stafford and Julie Valentine to present on neurobiology of trauma, and neurology of victim responses in cases of alcohol-and-drug-facilitated sexual assault

Through this reporting period, the task force liaisons conducted monthly calls with their assigned task forces to receive updates from the task force and provide TTA based upon their updates. Following each call, liaisons complete a survey providing updates on the task force. These surveys are then compiled into a report (which is entered on the reporting portal as a separate deliverable entry). Monthly calls are also held with IACP and the ECM Task Force Liaisons to provide updates, go over any major questions, and check-in on the status of their task forces.

Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy requested information about diversion programs to assist them with developing a diversion system that both addresses and matches the needs of Story County and the city of Ames Iowa. CHJ provided the agency with MOUs, work plans, and job descriptions.

Alamosa County expressed a need to increase its treatment capacity in the community with an emphasis on specialized case management and re-entry programming.

CSG Justice Center staff held a call with rural Stepping Up counties to discuss progress on implementing the six key questions framework in their jurisdictions and to share resources.

CSG Justice Center staff held call with mid-size Stepping Up counties to discuss progress on implementing the six key questions framework in their jurisdictions and to share resources.

CSG Justice Center staff held a call with Urban Stepping Up counties to discuss progress on implementing the six key questions framework in their jurisdictions and to share resources.

This is the third part of a series of training modules within the NCJA Leadership Academy and is focused on Civil Rights, Ethics, Race and Criminal Justice Reform. The series began with a webinar in May by Ashley McSwain on personnel and civil rights law. That was followed by the in-person session in July on awareness and racial equity issues. Participants left that session with specific goals they intended to work on.