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The PRC's PREA Champions(capacity building) initiative will create a national peer network of professionals trained by PRC and with the skill and support to advance outreach and training to communities and facilities that have been underserved to date. A national training convening to build capacity in these emerging leaders will be more impactful and cost effective than a national conference, by ensuring those in attendance are committed, invested, and ready to implement follow-on action plans.

The intent of this solicitation is to provide funds for communications activities (dialogue, education, and mobilization) and resource development efforts of national or regional scope impacting sexual abuse in confinement and or the implementation and sustainability of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. Funded deliverable types include convenings or sponsored collaboration, publications, or other outreach activities. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the funds are expended.

the 2017 Hal Bruno Camp for Children of Fallen Firefighters, ages 7-17. Camp will be held on July 21-23 in Ward, Colorado. Camp for children ages 4-6 will be held at the same time in nearby Westminster, Colorado and will include a component for all campers’ parents/guardians that will focus on parenting children who are grieving.

H.E.A.T. (Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy) is a promising substance use intervention specifically designed for young African American men. Data in Missouri shows that their drug courts are not reaching this population and they want to explore implementing H.E.A.T. more widely across the state through teleservices. Center staff worked with a representative of H.E.A.T. and the statewide drug court coordinator of Missouri, Angela Plunkett to implement this program.

Identifying an Armed Person: Law enforcement will walk away with tips on making observations of an individual’s bodily movement, clothing behaviors, crime gun recovery, keen observations during traffic stops, report writing and testimony for successful prosecution. This program is specifically designed for uniformed police officers/agents. This course includes detailed instruction on identifying persons who carry concealed firearms, legal issues regarding stop and frisk, and articulating probable cause for searches.

CSG Justice Center staff conducted a site visit to FY16 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to attend kickoff event. The goal for the event was to engage supervisors and officers in the development process for the JIYA Initiative.

Provide TA to Tulsa and Oklahoma City sites.

CSG Justice Center staff conducted a site visit with grantee in order to determine how the grantee could implement the CPT training described in their grant proposal, how the grantee could resolve the low enrollment/completion outcomes, and how to address staffing needs.

CSG Justice Center staff met grantee at the National Mentoring Summit and discussed challenges with mentor recruitment, primarily from the DC area, and talked through some potential solutions.

The Training of Trainers (TOT) Adult Onsite Technical Assistance Training took place in Alexandria, VA on March 11-12, 2017 and was attended by 8 interested faculty. During the TOT, new faculty received the following information:

-An overview of Adult Onsite Technical Assistance grant
-An Overview of the Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards
-An overview of CCI Online Resources
-Introduction in to the the BEST Assessment Tool
-Skills needed to facilitate small groups