Other Adjudication/Courts

In the previous reporting period, Center staff began assisting Oregon in planning a veterans’ treatment court summit, including identifying speakers and planning the agenda. In this reporting period, Center staff Sheila McCarthy and Spencer Geiger traveled to Oregon to present at the summit which took place on September 23 and 24 in Salem, Oregon. The presentation was titled “Justice Involved Veterans and Intimate Partner Violence”.

In the previous reporting period, Center staff began assisting Oregon in planning a veterans’ treatment court summit, including identifying speakers and planning the agenda. In this reporting period, Center staff Sheila McCarthy and Spencer Geiger traveled to Oregon to present at the summit which took place on September 23 and 24 in Salem, Oregon. The presentation was titled “Roles and Responsibilities of the VTC Team Members”.

This reporting period, on September 18, Center staff Sheila McCarthy in collaboration with Center’s Tribal Justice Exchange team presented at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute’s (TLPI) annual Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Implementation and Enhancement Training in Phoenix, Arizona. The presentation titled “Veterans Treatment Courts: National Trends, Promising Practices, and Considerations for Tribal Adaptations” highlighted lessons learned from the field that are unique to the veteran population and the solutions developed in response.

Plenary 1: Brain Injury and the Criminal Legal System: Recommendations and Initiatives from the Bureau of Justice Administration

Informational sessions with prospective pilot sites (any intersted VTC program) addressing the VTCEI goals and objectives, what is expected to be a pilot site, and how to become a pilot site

TA checkin meetings to follow up on: progress toward completing training, progress with implementation, updates to implementation plan, challenges with implementation, problem-solve as needed, identify availability and sources of recidivism data, discuss next steps

Address questions and issues

Address training and implementation questions and issues

Address questions and issues

Address training and implementation questions and issues

Set up phone consultation with Judge Theresa Chernosky following her attendance at the panel discussion on Promising Practices at the Nexus of Courts and Behavioral Health at the NJCFCJ's annual conference in July 2024. Discussed Judge Chernosky's interest in developing more support services for families and individuals involved in family and dependency court. Referred her to All Rise, who connected her with Children and Family Futures for tech assistance regarding Family Treatment Courts.

Describe the components of the VET-S and VTQ-C; Differentiate the potential uses of each assessment as an eligibility screener or case planning tool; Practice scoring the instrument(s) with sufficient accuracy.