Hosts Kristen DeVall, Ph.D. & Christina Lanier, Ph.D. welcome Melissa Radcliff, Program Director at Our Children's Place of Coastal Horizons Center, for discussion regarding children of incarcerated parents (COIP). Listen as they discuss the data, related legislation, impacts on children, the involvement of law enforcement and other roles in COIP, and much more.

Due to the popularity of the Beyond the Field feature and the amount of valuable content it contains every month, starting in February 2022, this section will be released in its own separate communication! You’ll still receive the newsletter at the beginning of the month; now look for the Beyond the Field feature toward the middle of each month. Read it in your email or view it on the NDCRC blog, where you can leave comments, ask questions, and let us know what else you want to learn!

The Coordination Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety and victimization. Purpose Area 8 (PA #8) is specific to Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts, with funding provided by OJJDP. For assistance in completing this application, attend one of DOJ's CTAS webinars.

Closing Date: March 15, 2022

Posting Date: December 14, 2021

The NDCRC would like to congratulate TLPI Executive Director Jerry Gardner on receiving the American Bar Association’s 2022 Father Drinan Award!

September 21-23, 2022, Anchorage, Alaska

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a grant-making agency in the U.S. Department of Justice. The purpose of consultation is to solicit recommendations from tribal government leaders on administering tribal funds and programs, enhancing the safety of Indian women, strengthening federal response to crimes against Indian women, and improving access to crime information. Tribal members can submit pre-recorded or written testimony or provide oral testimony in person. OVW will also share their annual report on activities undertaken as a result of last year’s consultation.

As the national TTA provider for BJA’s statewide discretionary adult drug court grant program, the Center for Court Innovation provides free training and technical assistance to treatment courts across the United States. TA can include work with your adult drug courts, veterans treatment courts, juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts, WUI/DUI courts, and other models. The Center specializes in offering individualized technical assistance responsive to the needs of the state. The Center is available to answer your questions, assess your TA needs, and collaborate on the steps to take to enhance your statewide treatment court programs. For more information please contact Monica Christofferson at christoffersonm@courtinnovation.org.

Registration is now open for 1-day and 2-day training for substance use treatment providers through NADCP’s National Drug Court Institute. This world-class training is produced in partnership with the American Society of Addiction Medicine and designed specifically for treatment professionals working with justice-involved clients. All training events are free to participants and will be conducted virtually in 2022.

NADCP’s Justice For Vets will host a webinar with Dr. Meghan Geiss, “Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Professional Burnout in Working with Justice-Involved Veterans,” on Thursday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Justice For Vets Director Scott Tirocchi was recently featured on the PsychArmor podcast “Behind the Mission” to discuss all things veterans treatment court.

The state of Nevada has continued successful treatment court operations since 1992, when the fifth treatment court in the nation began in Las Vegas. Over the last 30 years, Nevada has innovated practices that contribute to their success; most recently, among alterations in response to COVID-19, they have completed their first ever recidivism study and will begin conducting Peer Reviews in 2022.

As Oklahoma changes its definitions of drug possession charges, sentencing requirements, and medical cannabis legality, justice-involved persons are unintentionally losing access to treatment courts.

The Ohio Opioid Education Alliance and RecoveryOhio have launched their statewide Beat the Stigma campaign to “dispel the myths surrounding mental health and addiction.”

While treatment facilities across the country are divided on the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), North Carolina’s spending plan for their $750 million pharmaceutical settlement includes funding for “evidence-based addiction treatment.” In New Hanover County, NC treatment providers are fighting MAT stigma by advocating for access and discussing barriers to treatment.