Mental Health Court

Solicitation for Applications: SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Communities, Agencies, and Organizations to Develop Trauma-Informed Training Capacity

SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), known nationally for its work regarding people with behavioral health needs involved in the criminal justice system, is soliciting applications from communities, agencies, and organizations interested in developing a capacity to provide trauma-informed training. Apply for this opportunity to …

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NEW TOOL: Public Health Meets Public Safety

  Public Health Meets Public Safety is a new tool for California that compiles over 30 different publicly available data sources on social determinants of health and justice outcomes in one easy-to-use portal. This project, a collaboration between The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and California’s Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health …

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Disrupting the Narrative: Stories of Hope and Transformation

Participate by sharing your story!   Share your story Disrupting the Narrative aspires to highlight real-life experiences of those who triumph over the challenges of substance misuse, and how story and creativity is used to be a part of something bigger. Learn more by clicking the link above All entries must be submitted by August 4, …

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NCJA Podcast: An Overview of Restorative Justice Principles

This episode of the NCJA Podcast examines the ways in which restorative justice practices and models represent a paradigm shift in justice-making. Listen as NCJA Program Manager Amanda Blasko speaks with Dr. Lindsey Pointer, an assistant professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School and the principal investigator of the National Center on Restorative Justice. …

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Upcoming DHCS event: 2023 Substance Use Disorder Conference

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is excited to host the annual statewide Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Integrated Care Conference from August 15 – 17, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, California. This year’s conference is another opportunity for the behavioral health, treatment, and recovery workforce to network and learn about …

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NADCP is now “ALL RISE”

  We hear those words every day in treatment courts. I know many of you share an overwhelming feeling of pride in what it conveys about our work. Just as our field continues to evolve, so too must NADCP. Last summer at RISE22, I listened to treatment court professionals from across the country talk about …

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FAMILY TREATMENT COURT OPPORTUNITIES

Family Treatment Court Training The 2023 Family Treatment Court Practice Academy Series, “Blueprints to the Future” is offering two new courses for 2023! This training series, led by the Center for Children and Family Futures, helps professionals from family treatment courts, child welfare, substance use and mental health treatment, dependency courts, family services, and other partners advance their …

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