The Indianapolis NCJFCJ Mentor Child Abuse and Neglect Model Court is recognized for its efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children, juvenile offenders, and their families.

As part of the Implementation Sites Project, the NCJFCJ provides targeted training and technical assistance to the Allen County Superior Court, under the leadership of Judge Lori Morgan, to improve practice in the handling of child abuse and neglect cases, reduce the number of children in foster care, and improve outcomes for children in care.

The NCJFCJ’s Civil Protection Order Project provided technical assistance on how states across the country handle temporary ex parte protection orders and safety between the filing of a petition for a civil protection order and the issuance of the final order.

Judges and justice system professionals from Indiana participated in the Multidisciplinary Child Abuse and Neglect Institute. Participants received training on reasonable efforts; preliminary protective hearing best practice; initial review hearings; permanency hearings; and understanding court data.

Judicial system professionals from Indiana attended the Courting Judicial Excellence: A Juvenile Justice Judicial Training Institute. The Institute, sponsored by the Council for State Governments and the NCJFCJ and with funding from the State Justice Institute, provided an intensive and interactive 4.5-day program designed to give participants increased knowledge, practical tools, and an essential foundation of best practices to use in delinquency cases.

A judicial system professional from Indiana attended the Lead Judges Meeting and All-Sites Conference where NCJFCJ Implementation, Project One, and Model Tribal Courts gathered to learn and collaborate. Participants engaged in action planning and developed strategies to help implement practices that align with the NCJFCJ’s Enhanced Resource Guidelines.

Judges and justice system professionals from Indiana received specialized child welfare, domestic violence, and juvenile justice training on current and cutting-edge topics and research during the NCJFCJ’s Annual Conference and National Conference on Juvenile Justice.

The landscape of juvenile justice in Indiana is detailed through the Juvenile Justice Geography Policy Practice and Statistics website (JJGPS.org), a project of the NCJFCJ’s research division, the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). JJGPS is an online resource that tracks juvenile justice reform in each state, allowing for comparisons within and across states.

Judge Faith A. Graham of Lafayette is an NCJFCJ Board Director and was a 2023 Days on the Hill Delegate.