Military

NAICJA staff & consultants presented at the HTWC Enhancement Training on September 26-27, 2022 on Developing Collaborative Models of Linking Healing Court Participants to Legal Services and Veterans' Outreach and Legal Assistance in Rural and Geographically Vast and Diverse Areas. Additionally, NAICJA moderated a Roundtable/Symposium session to discuss challenges/barriers and suggested legal service needs for AI/AN Veterans, and receive feed back on the Native Veterans project logo design.

This training provides investigative techniques, legal strategies, case studies, and forensic research from Purdue University and the National White-Collar Crime Center concerning how to understand, collect, interpret, and explain wearable fitness device evidence in legal proceedings. This includes medicolegal issues in violent crimes investigations, such as time of death, cause of death, and relevant vital signs.

Monthly meetings with the individual pilot project sites, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS) that include Quapaw Nation Tribal Court in order to plan and implement a holistic defense pilot project.

Monthly meetings with the individual pilot project site, Nevada Legal Services (NLS) to plan and implement a holistic defense pilot project.

This discussion-based webinar, facilitated by the National League of Cities, highlighted local innovations in municipal criminal justice programs from Charlotte, North Carolina; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and St. Louis, Missouri. Participants heard from local leaders about their successes and challenges in ensuring that race equity is embedded within comprehensive safety planning, violence interruption programs, and alternative/civilian response models.

In collaboration with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, this webinar provided an in-depth overview of planning and implementation for a comprehensive crisis response system based on the Roadmap to an Ideal Crisis System Guide. The presentation discussed common challenges providers and policymakers face trying to fill this need as well as unique challenges based on type of community (rural, suburban, urban). It will also address how incorporating Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) can help achieve their long-term goals for crisis care.

The Council of State Governments Justice Center and Institute for Intergovernmental Research hosted a community of practice focused on first responder community and pre-arrest interventions for people with co-occurring disorders at risk for a crisis or experiencing a crisis. The session included a discussion about pathways for referring people at risk of crisis who have co-occurring mental health and substance use needs and key elements for their success. Participants engaged with the subject matter expert and other grantees focused on intercept 0 and 1.

CSG Justice Center staff held 190 contacts (via phone and email) with FY16-FY21 grantees in the month of December.

CSG Justice Center staff held 280 contacts (via phone and email) with FY16-FY21 grantees in the month of November.

CSG Justice Center staff held 259 contacts (via phone and email) with FY16-FY21 grantees in the month of October.