NCJFCJ in the State of Arizona
Work and Impact
Requests for technical assistance in 2024.
Trained judges, judicial officers, attorneys, and other juvenile and family court-related professionals working to protect Arizona’s children, families, and survivors in our communities in 2024.
Judicial and Associate Members in Arizona.
The NCJFCJ held its 87th Annual Conference in Phoenix on July 21-24, 2024. This event was historical as it is the first annual conference on tribal land, in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community.
The NCJFCJ partnered with the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) Court to present the Gila River Tribal Model Court Convening in Phoenix. Much of the training focused on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and how it has been implemented into GRIC and the overall growing concern over its future. Judge William Thorne provided a history of the ICWA.
A multidisciplinary court team from Pima County participated in the NCJFCJ’s National Multidisciplinary Institute on Child Sex Trafficking.
The Gila River Indian Community Children’s (GRIC) Court Mentor Model Court is recognized for its efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children and their families.
Multidisciplinary court professionals from Arizona participated in the NCJFCJ’s Custody Evaluator Domestic Violence Institute and learned about the benefits and harms of the custody evaluation process for families experiencing domestic violence.
Judicial system professionals from Arizona attended the NCJFCJ’s Judicial Engagement Network (JEN) Leadership in Practice Summit. The Summit focused on highlighting strategies currently implemented by jurisdictions to promote, implement, and sustain positive systemic changes that improve court and community responses to intimate partner violence in civil and criminal settings.
Arizona family court judges were educated on the Comings and Goings Domestic Violence Victim/Survivor Exercise.
Two Arizona tribal court judges are members of the NCJFCJ’s national working group of multidisciplinary experts that convened to examine enhancing responses to child custody cases involving domestic violence in tribal courts and communities.
The NCJFCJ conducted a trauma consultation for Flagstaff in partnership with Zero to Three.
The NCJFCJ held the Filling the Gaps in the Continuum of Care for Opioid Use Opportunities and Strategies for Court Teams, Pre-Conference training at the Annual Conference in Phoenix.