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Vera TTA coaches conducted a call with Goodwill Industries to discuss program challenges.

This event is open to children and stepchildren, ages 21 and up, whose firefighter parent has been or is approved to be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In direct response to requests from adult children within the Fire Hero Family community, the Adult Children's Retreat, the first NFFF event that specifically serves adult children (ages 21+) of fallen firefighters focuses on promoting healing, resilience, and connection with others who are walking a similar path.

This event is open to adult men ages 18+ in the Fire Hero Family community (husbands/male life partners, fathers/stepfathers, sons/stepsons, brothers/stepbrothers) whose firefighter has been honored or is approved to be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. For many men sadness can be a difficult emotion to navigate and emotional processing occurs differently in men than women. Men feel they must handle their emotions alone or they will show signs of weakness. Instead of emotional expression, men benefit greatly from doing things.

CSG Justice Center staff sent 540 technical assistance emails with all active grantees during the July-December 2023 reporting period.

IIR staff conducted outreach and engagement while in attendance at the BJA’s 2023 Violent Crime Reduction Summit held December 11–13, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Monthly meetings with NAICJA staff, BJA staff Norena Henry and Geislia Barnes

On October 25, 2023 TLPI staff Kelly Stoner and Bonnie Clairmont presented a workshop - "Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction and Tribal Protection Orders." Kelly and Bonnie provided an overview of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022) . The Violence Against Women Act of 2022 addresses criminal enforcement when non-Indians violate certain provisions of protection orders in Indian country. Issuing and enforcing tribal protection orders is crucial to victim safety in tribal communities.

The NCORJ team facilitated a session on restorative justice for the Vermont Second Chance conference.

Robert Sand facilitated a breakout session at the annual conference of NEARCP together with Judge Eric Mehnert, a tribal court judge in Maine, and Armand Coleman from the Transformational Prison Project in Boston. The presentation was very well received.

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