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The Oregon SAA's office reached out regarding language access TA. In collaboration with language access expert Dr. Omara Rivera-Vasquez, the Center for Justice Planning is developing a technical assistance initiative tailored to the specific needs of states and territories to address language access.

A crime victim’s rights do not end upon conviction. Often, victims and their families need assistance in establishing and recovering restitution for economic losses. The goal of restitution is to help make victims whole for their economic losses. This presentation will provide general details on identifying what constitutes economic loss subject to restitution. Additionally, it will offer pointers on how to utilize collection tools available in the criminal justice system to recover restitution.

Meeting with the MN Governor's Office & Dept of Public Safety (Byrne SCIP SAA) to provide state-specific ERPO TTA support to facilitate the implementation and adoption of best practices.

Sent outreach to states that were missing their strategic plan or annual report and that may have withholdings placed from BJA. Forwarded updated strategic plans/annual reports from states to BJA to update their records.

Minnesota ERPO TTA Ongoing Meetings provide state-specific ERPO TTA support to facilitate the implementation and adoption of best practices. They bring together state and county-level agencies, including law enforcement, judges, attorneys, public health officials, and local non-profits. The focus is on violence prevention, domestic violence services, and legal support.

TTA continued for Chickasaw Nation (FY23 ATC Grantee). A two-day virtual Coordinator Training on July 15 and 19, 2024 was provided by Wellness Court Specialist Kristina Pacheco. An onsite training for the entire THWC team was planned for January 2025 and will include Wellness Court Specialist Kristina Pacheco and Wellness Court Legal Specialist Jacob Metoxen.

Gila River received a new FY24 Adult Treatment Court award. The new grantee welcome letter was sent November 7, 2025. Adult Treatment Coordinator Rachel Hernandez replied on November 25th looking for a January 2025 date to meet with TLPI. Emails between November 25 and December 23rd continued to coordinate a date. The coordinator shared that she was appointed as a Gila River Children's Court Judge as of January 15, 2025 and the meeting on the new award would have to wait.

Ongoing meetings with the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence to discuss ERPO implementation challenges and develop training for law enforcement and other ERPO implementers.

The SAA out of American Samoa requested assistance in the development of a stakeholder needs assessment survey for their upcoming JAG strategic plan. Specifically, they requested help in developing the questions, formatting the survey and analyzing it on the backend. In conjunction with the SAA, NCJA staff designed a stakeholder survey and the AS SAA distributed the survey on November 20, 2024. The survey will close on February 28th.

The SAA out of DC requested assistance in the development of a stakeholder needs assessment survey for their upcoming JAG strategic plan. Specifically, they requested help in developing the questions, formatting the survey and analyzing it on the backend. In conjunction with the SAA, NCJA staff designed a stakeholder survey and the DC SAA distributed the survey on November 8, 2024. The survey closed on December 23rd with 33 responses.