As part of the Implementation Sites Project, the NCJFCJ provides targeted training and technical assistance to the Mentor Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County to improve the handling of child abuse and neglect cases, reduce the number of children in foster care, and improve outcomes for children in care.

Multidisciplinary professionals from Tennessee participated in the Office on Violence Against Women’s Campus Training and Technical Assistance Institute (TTI). These Institutes occur five times per year and are designed to provide college and university campuses with information, training, and resources to enhance their capacity to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses.

A judicial system professional from Tennessee attended the Enhancing Judicial Skills in Domestic Violence Cases (EJS) workshop. Participants engaged in practical courtroom exercises and learned about victim and perpetrator behavior and fairness and culture issues in domestic violence cases.

Judicial system professionals from Tennessee attended the Continuing Judicial Skills in Domestic Violence Cases (CJS) workshop. Participants engaged in advanced courtroom exercises.

Judges and justice system professionals from Tennessee 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.

A judge from Tennessee attended the Regional Enhanced Resource Guidelines Training. The training provided judges with peer-to-peer learning opportunities and time to develop action plans to implement new strategies upon their return home. This training focused on judicial officers who preside over child abuse and neglect cases. The Enhanced Resource Guidelines is a publication that focuses on effective court practices to ensure the safety and permanency of children and families involved in child abuse and neglect cases.

The landscape of juvenile justice in Tennessee 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 Sheila Calloway of Nashville is a NCJFCJ Board Director and Judge Dan H. Michael of Memphis is a Past President of the NCJFCJ.