University of Notre Dame Du Lac
Grow, strengthen, promote, translate, and safeguard research, scholarship, and creative endeavor at the University of Notre Dame.
The Opioid Crisis: One State’s Approach to Supporting the Health and Wellness of Its First Responders
Learn how first responders are becoming trauma-informed and hear the practical applications of putting trauma-informed strategies in place.
MOU and MOA Drafting - Strategies for Creating Effective Partnerships
This Community of Practice webinar is one of a series of monthly webinars meant to encourage open dialog among participants. All phone lines/microphones are open to allow participants to ask questions and discuss the topic with each other, with facilitators guiding the conversation. This is funded by award 2016-IC-BX-K002 for the Tribal Justice Systems Planning Project.
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
AIR is one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations. Our overriding goal is to use the best science available to bring the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life. AIR's mission is to conduct and apply the best behavioral and social science research and evaluation towards improving people's lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged.
Within the United States and internationally, AIR will be the preeminent organization that
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The National Drug Court Resource Center’s (NDCRC) mission is to equip practitioners with the research and resources necessary to design, implement, expand, & enhance treatment court programs across the US and territories.
Active BJA Funded Project(s):
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The National Treatment Court Resource Center
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Developing a Drug Court Resource Center
The Regents of the University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a top public research university located in Michigan. The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. The University of Michigan values scholarship, diversity, equity and inclusion, and public engagement.
Active BJA Funded Project(s):
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The National Center for School Safety: Expanding a comprehensive TTA approach to build capacity and sustainability for school violence prevention nationwide
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National Center for School Safety
COAP Webinar Series: The Opioid Crisis and Its Growing Impact on First Responder Health and Wellness
First responders such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) professionals provide life-saving services all day, every day. However, the nature of their work puts them in constant risk – physically, mentally, and emotionally. Compounding an already stressful job, first responders face the front lines of the opioid crisis and are being profoundly affected by it.
Webinar - MAT Medication Diversion Brief
As criminal justice agencies grapple with the impacts of the opioid epidemic, an increasing number of correctional facilities are using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in order to initiate or maintain treatment among individuals experiencing opioid use disorders. Despite the potential for MAT to reduce recidivism and overdose fatalities, many jails and prisons are reluctant to allow individuals to be on MAT medications due to diversion concerns.
Peer-Based Recovery in Tribal Communities
The Bureau of Justice Assistance leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program team, invites you to this no-cost webinar on September 11, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET.