Is your court sensitive to LGBTQ survivors? When judicial responses don’t account for the unique dynamics of LGBTQ domestic violence, courts are less effective at helping survivors stay safe. Recent studies show that LGBTQ survivors…
This 20-minute segment provides a brief overview of trauma and its effects on child and adolescent development and includes information on the adverse childhood experiences study.
This 15-minute segment focuses on how NCJFCJ has applied an understanding of trauma and its effects to create the conditions of healing that can be promoted within juvenile and family courts. The core components of…
This 30-minute segment takes the information from parts I and II and applies it to creating a trauma-responsive court experience. This segment summarized lessons learned and recommendations from the NCJFCJ’s trauma consultation experience with more…
The NCJFCJ’S Judge-in-Residence Steven Aycock and Senior Program Attorney Nancy Hart present an interactive discussion on effective ways courts can respond to domestic violence cases involving firearms. Around the country, courts are struggling with the…
During this interactive online workshop, we will discuss the foundations of a well-built juvenile drug court (JDC). We’ll explore the purpose of this special docket and how it aims to address some challenging system issues.…
New judge, new coordinator, new therapist… court professionals often transition on Juvenile Drug Court (JDC) teams. A change in team dynamics can be challenging when an established collaborative process is in place. To maintain cohesion…
This webinar training will explore a three-prong approach to implementing effective, strength-based incentives and sanctions in your juvenile drug court. We will discuss and learn about ways to implement individual responses to: clean/dirty urine analysis,…
Four courts were awarded federal funding from the Office on Violence Against Women to participate in the Family Court Enhancement Project. We heard from the Fourth Judicial District Court in Minneapolis, MN, in September, the…
The presence of firearms in a domestic violence case drastically raises the risk of lethality for female victims of domestic violence. Participants in this webinar will explore the many reasons why knowledge of federal firearms…
Four courts were awarded federal funding from the Office on Violence Against Women to participate in the Family Court Enhancement Project. We heard from the Fourth Judicial District Court in Minneapolis, MN, in September, and…