Mental Health Courts

We participated in an American Indian Justice Conference (AIJC) Planning and coordination call on 05/14/2020 with FVTC, TJI, CCI, and BJA to address various aspects of conference planning and coordination among BJA Tribal TTA. Topics addressed include conference theme, plenary topics, break out session topics for each track, and conference presentation schedule.

We participated in an American Indian Justice Conference (AIJC) Planning and coordination call on 04/30/2020 with FVTC, TJI, and CCI, to address various aspects of conference planning and coordination among BJA Tribal TTA. Topics addressed include conference theme, plenary topics, break out session topics for each track, and conference presentation schedule.

We participated in an American Indian Justice Conference (AIJC) Planning and coordination call on 04/20/2020 with FVTC, TJI, and CCI, to address various aspects of conference planning and coordination among BJA Tribal TTA. Topics addressed include conference theme, plenary topics, break out session topics for each track, and conference presentation schedule.

The Impact of Women's Supervision Violations on the Criminal Justice System

NDCRC will disseminate surveys to local coordinators in states where they are primarily responsible for maintaining records, i.e. no statewide reporting system exists. These surveys address the structure (e.g., funding, personnel, partnerships), operation (e.g., services offered, eligibility, decision making), and successes and challenges (e.g., adherence to or deviance from best practices; racial, ethnic, and gender disparity or equity).

NDCRC staff fielded inquiries related to research and practice in the field as well as NDCRC updates. These questions were received primarily via the NDCRC email, individual staff emails, and the contact page of the NDCRC website. Between January 1 and June 30, 2020, staff addressed 513 questions about the NDCRC, treatment courts, or other resources.

The NDCRC planned to attend the NADCP RISE20 conference in Anaheim, California May 26-30, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the conference was moved to a virtual platform. The NDCRC received four complimentary registrations accompanying our virtual booth registration. This allowed our two directors, integrated marketing and communication specialist, and program coordinator to attend the conference for free. The NDCRC sponsored six other staff members' registrations for the virtual conference at $345.00 each, for a total of $2070.00.

Mr. Gunderson at Optum contacted BJA requesting TTA to support Salt Lake County Utah's mental health courts, which were at risk of being de-certified, and BJA referred the inquiry to the CSG Justice Center. CSG Justice Center staff conducted a phone call with Mr. Gunderson to understand the current situation in Salt Lake County (SLCo) and the TTA needs, which were identified as restoring trust between the courts and community-based treatment providers following a period where the SLCo mental health court programs suffered from too little availability of community-based treatment.

An advocate for the Beaverton Mayor's Office and Municipal Court requested technical assistance for a mental health court from BJA, who forwarded the request to the CSG Justice Center. CSG Justice Center staff conducted a phone call with Judge Juliet Britton, members of her court staff, and the advocate to assess TA needs and provide assistance.

The NDCRC planned to attend the NADCP RISE20 conference in Anaheim, California May 26-30, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the conference was moved to a virtual platform, announced April 10, 2020. The NDCRC team was able to craft a virtual booth with our own branding and adjust media and information presentation to fit this platform. The virtual booth was staffed by four team members on a rotating basis for the duration of the conference, May 26-29. Staff were able to engage visitors in discussion about the NDCRC's vision, new website, and upcoming changes.