Mental Health Courts

Hallie Fader-Towe joined the Public Safety Partnership's Prosecutor Community of Practice to speak to attendees about behavioral health diversion and the Prosecutor Call to Action. The CSG Justice Center identified and invited 2 site examples to present during the meeting.

The NTCRC operates several email inboxes for staff and designated projects. Staff field inquiries from treatment court practitioners as well as monitoring inbox-specific inquiries regarding the NTCRC, Painting the Current Picture survey, and Drug Court Review journal. Inquiries range from single-response questions to more labor-intensive continuous assistance or researching targeting information. Response times range from minutes to days depending on the level of inquiry.

In compliance with our BJA funding agreement, the NTCRC attended All Rise's RISE24 conference in-person in Anaheim, CA, sponsoring a booth at the exhibitor level. NTCRC staff traveled by plane and shipped materials to distribute at the booth. Eight full-time staff members attended the conference from Tuesday, May 22 to Friday, May 25. Staff were present at the booth for two and a half days to network with attendees, answer questions, and demonstrate resources available from the NTCRC.

The NTCRC and BJA co-hosted a webinar to review in detail the FY24 Adult Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program solicitation. The webinar took place on March 20, 2024 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM.

The NTCRC and All Rise co-hosted a webinar on how to prepare a competitive grant proposal narrative and budget for the FY24 Adult Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program solicitation. This free webinar discussed new proposal requirements as well as creative proposal ideas such as addressing emerging issues, adding new tools, improving operations, meeting clients’ needs, and more. There was also a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.

On October 11 and 12, Center staff Taylor DeClerck and Shawn Rogers traveled to the 2023 Coordinator/Case Manager conference hosted by the Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals (WATCP). They delivered two presentations. First one titled "Case Management for Justice Professionals: How to lead from the front line" provided the fundamentals for comprehensive case management, how to become participant-oriented and community based, and assisting with needs outside of substance use treatment.

On September 21,2023, Center staff Sarah Blanco delivered a presentation at the annual New Hampshire Treatment Court Conference in Bartlett, NH. The session titled "Understanding the Emerging Adult: Approaches in Engagement and Treatment" covered developmental perspectives and treatment court responses when working with emerging adults, ages 18-25.

CSG Justice Center staff attended the Fair and Just Prosecution Annual Convening in Tucson and participated in a panel presentation about how prosecutors can holistically address behavioral health needs in the community. CSG Justice Center staff also discussed the Propelling Change: Prosecutor Call to Action project and used hypothetical case study examples to discuss diversion options for people with behavioral health needs.

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

Midtown Community Court hosted Speaker Carl Heastie and 9 members of his staff to observe the misdemeanor mental health court and receive a legal and clinical overview of MCC programming