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Altarum staff attended, and exhibited at, the 2023 COSSUP National Forum.

Topics presented included the following topics:

Peer Recovery Support Specialist Networking Opportunity Led by Altarum.

Increasing Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) Retention Through Promoting Organizational Wellness.

Promising Practices for Implementing Peer Recovery Support Services into Deflection Programs.

Best Practices for Implementing Peer Recovery Support Services with Alaska Native Populations.

On Thursday July 20, 2023, BJA and the CSG Justice Center convened a National Forecasting Group Meeting on the how courts are leading change at the intersection of behavioral health and criminal justice. The meeting set out to achieve the following goals:  
Develop a nuanced picture of the types of court-focused projects and TTA JMHCP has supported, including the strategic value of the JMHCP investment and common challenges these projects have faced

In partnership with other agencies, CSG hosted the National Summit to Address States’ Criminal Justice Challenges event which brought together leaders and teams from all 50 states to learn more about the critical criminal justice challenges states are currently facing, and how data and research and other state examples may help identify new and effective strategies to address those challenges.

Planning has begun to host a national convening of experts from an array of legal system stakeholders, academics, community organizations, and national legal non-profit organizations to discuss the future of juries and jury trials in the US. Using the “Just Horizons” model, the group will examine how future political, technological, and social changes may impact our jury system. Up to 40 individuals are expected to attend the day and a half long convening. The event is scheduled for February 22 and 23 in Washington, DC.

On October 24-26, 2023, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Crime Analyst in Residence (CAR) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) team conducted the first regional meeting for the CAR program. The meeting was held in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a CAR cohort 1 site. This meeting provided a forum to discuss site progress, continue analysis training, network with other agencies in the program, and plan for continued sustainability.

LISC lead a breakout session on reducing school violence through partnership during 2023's STOP annual conference. Addressing community violence inside and outside of schools requires a unified approach, which leverages the experience and expertise of community partners as well as school staff and administrators. During this breakout session, participants will be exposed to two organizations partnering with schools to implement the safe passages model and the Richmond, VA, League for Safer Streets Initiative.

During this reporting period, CNA, Saxman One, and IIR received approval from DOJ to proceed with hosting the joint BJA Violent Crime Reduction Summit that was held on December 11—13, in Indianapolis, Indiana. More than 900 participants attended the 2 ½ day conference, which was comprised of multiple plenary sessions as well as more than 29 breakout sessions for both PSP and PSN sites.

ATJRC, in partnership with BJA, will plan and deliver an Alaska Tribal Justice Conference. This event will feature a series of roundtables to discuss how inter-governmental cooperation between tribal and state justice systems (courts and law enforcement) can be
increased.

This last of the four quarterly convenings of the Community-based Reentry Initiative Track grantees was held in-person over 1.5 days in Annapolis, MD. Participants engaged in a variety of sessions with the following objectives:
- Explore best practices in reentry services
- Identify lessons learned, areas for growth, and next steps for grantee programming and for the field
- Connect with other community-based grantees to share and learn about challenges, successes, and innovations