NAICJA Conference: Healing to Wellness Court Code Development

The 46th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference, hosted by the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA), included a panel entitled "Tribal Juvenile Code Development (Juvenile Delinquency and Status Offenses." The panel focuses on the recently published "Juvenile Justice--Guide for Drafting or Revising Tribal Delinquency and Status Offense Law" code resource, developed by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI). As a prominent example of how this resource can be used, TLPI presented on the Healing to Wellness Court section of this resource, highlighting the importance of legislating a Wellness Court, and examples of how it can be accomplished.