Save the date! #EducationalSessions You Won’t Want to Miss!
Register now for the 2024 NACM – National Association for Court Management Midyear Conference, from February 4th-February 6th, 2024, in Orange County, CA. The conference will offer the most current information, tools, best practices, and training for #courtprofessionals. This upcoming live event features engaging presentations across three (3) educational tracks with insightful opportunities to network with fellow attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors.
Upcoming Webinar! Mental Health Diversion: Lessons from the Field on December 11th, 2023, at 4:00PM EST.
In 2022, the National Judicial Task Force to Examine Courts’ Responses to Mental Illness recommended that the Judge’s Guide to Mental Health Diversion, a vital tool for judges across the country for over a decade, should be updated.
The new guide, with revisions by the National Center for State Courts, along with stakeholders and national experts, contains updated information and relies on a better understanding of how to effectively divert people with mental health and co-occurring disorders towards treatment at every stage of legal system involvement.
Attendees of this webinar will learn about the soon-to-be-released Judge’s Guide to Mental Health Diversion, how courts in Kentucky and Missouri used the guide to develop new diversion opportunities, and NCSC’s ongoing efforts to improve outcomes for people with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
Upcoming Webinar! Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: Voices from the Field on December 8th, 2023, at 2:00PM EST.
In this NCSC webinar, you will hear from Mary McClymont to discuss emerging trends in across the country from her report, Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: Part II — An Update. You will also hear from a panel of experts who run navigator programs about how to leverage nonlawyers to provide essential services to court users and best practices in launching and evolving court-based navigator programs. For more information and a copy of the original 2019 navigator report, visit the Georgetown Justice Lab’s Court Navigators Research Website, and don’t miss NCSC’s Tiny Chat with tips on how to start a navigator program!
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), with funding from the State Justice Institute (SJI), is pleased to announce that they are seeking juvenile courts that are interested in participating in the Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines Demonstration Sites Project. Applications are due by December 31, 2023.
What Does it Mean to be a Demonstration Site?
The jurisdictions that participate in the Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines Demonstration Sites Project will engage in an eighteen-month process to identify and address issues in adjudicating and delivering services in juvenile delinquency cases. The Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines identify many different areas that courts can consider for improvement including improving timelines for case processing; using risk/need assessment information; reducing the use of fines and fees; implementing alternatives to detention; collaborating with the education system to reduce school pathways to the justice system; identifying and addressing gaps in services, and many more. Jurisdictions who participate in the project will have access to regular assessment of court practice, technical assistance, strategic planning support, expert national training and trainers, and a peer support network. Please note that while there is no site-specific funding available, you will receive all of the support and tools you need to change your court practice.
The project is open to all courts that work with delinquent offenses. Your program should be judicially lead and be prepared to bring together a group of system stakeholders who are committed to changing court practice. A commitment from your lead judge and the approval of your presiding judge is required. Tribal courts are encouraged to apply.
Application direct link will be available soon. In the meantime, any questions regarding the application process please contact Jessica Pearce, Senior Site Manager, NCJFCJ at jpearce@ncjfcj.org or (775) 507-4799.
Upcoming Webinar! Ensuring Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) – Court Considerations. When? December 4th, 2023, at 12:00PM EST.
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), formerly known as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), which may be in combination with counseling and psychosocial services, is the evidence-based standard of care for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). However, access to and retention in MOUD remains limited in many jurisdictions.
This webinar will educate courts and their collaborative partners on:
-The Neurobiology of #OUD and how #MOUD works and their FDA-approved uses;
-MOUD myths and misconceptions;
-Basics of MOUD in court settings and judges’ roles and responsibilities to persons with OUD;
-Legal protections for persons taking legally-prescribed MOUD.
Seeking Applicants! Application Deadline: December 15th, 2023.
We are seeking individual practitioners or cross-sector teams from the same community or region interested in adopting bold solutions and reimagining how diverse organizations and agencies with different missions can engage with one another to address the persistent challenge of substance use and misuse in rural communities.
The Reaching Rural Initiative is designed for rural agency leaders or mid-level professionals working in counties, cities, or tribes as justice, public safety, public health, or behavioral health practitioners. Applicants may apply to participate in the Reaching Rural initiative as an individual practitioner or as a member of a cross-sector team from the same community or region.
All application components must be submitted via online application: — Cross-Sector Team application link here: http://s.iir. com/d5a7RnpQ — Individual application link here: http://s.iir.com/ XbmG95w7
All required application components must be submitted via online application no later than 5:00pm EST on December 15, 2023. Applicants will receive a notice of submission upon completion of the online application.
Upcoming #Webinar! Emerging Adults Online Training Series on October 17, 2023, at 1:30PM EST.
This National Center for State Courts webinar will launch training modules designed to equip attorneys and court professionals with the tools they need to better assist emerging adults (ages 18-25) in the #justice system.
The series includes modules on the topics of young #adult brain development, needs, risks, and protective factors for young adults, the behavioral health needs of young adults, and more! Each bite-sized module will include pre/post-tests for knowledge assessment, intertwined with scenario-based learning activities to enhance real-world application.
Courts must also be prepared for cyberattacks on court systems, such as denial of service and ransomware attacks on court case management systems, websites, and other critical information technology infrastructure. SJI supports projects that assist courts in preparing for, and responding to, these attacks, and share lessons-learned to courts across the United States.
New technology is pushing the legal industry into the future faster than ever before. It will impact how lawyers practice, and how individuals and businesses will access legal services. These advancements can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and expand access to justice and legal services. However, they can also create new ethical concerns and the industry must remain on its toes to avoid unintended consequences.
This panel will feature Daniel Di Maria, Co-Founder and CRO at Spellbook, AI-powered legal automation and Bridget Mary McCormack, President & CEO, American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution, whose conversation will be moderated by Damien Riehl, VP Solutions Champion.
Upcoming Webinar! The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) will be hosting: AI and the Impact on the Practice of Law on September 21st, 2023, at 3:00PM EST. The second webinar of The Promises and Perils of AI in the Courts Webinar Series. This second webinar will dive into important legal factors such as bias in AI, ethical and regulatory considerations, and the impact of AI on law firms. Register here.
