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5 Ways Juvenile and Family Courts can use Public Health Data to Address Substance Use

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges(NCJFCJ), in partnership with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, developed several pieces of training and technical assistance resources focused on using national public health data connected to substance use (e.g., National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)) and child victimization (e.g., National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)). These national resources can help juvenile and family justice agencies better understand trends to make data-informed decisions regarding future needs in their communities related to substance use treatment options and services for child victims.

The resources include four discipline-specific technical assistance (TA) briefs and four corresponding webinars. The structure of both – TA briefs and webinars – focuses on five strategies (or ways) judges, probation administrators, social service administrators, and attorneys can use public health data. Each TA brief and webinar, as well as information on the faculty, are listed below.

5 Ways TA Briefs

5 Ways Juvenile and Family Court Judges Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

5 Ways Juvenile Probation Administrators Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

5 Ways Prosecuting Attorneys and Public Defenders Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

5 Ways Social Service Administrators Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

5 Ways Webinar Series

5 Ways Juvenile and Family Court Judges Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

  • Faculty:
    • Dawn H. Beam, Associate Justice, MS Supreme Court District 2
    • Michelle Ressa, Court Commissioner, WA Juvenile and Family Court
    • Moriah Taylor, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
    • Zoe Livengood, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
  • To view the recorded webinar, click here
  • To download the PowerPoint slides as note pages, click here

5 Ways Juvenile Probation Administrators Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

  • Faculty:
    • Andrew Benner, Cumberland, PA Chief Probation Officer
    • Moriah Taylor, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
    • Pauline Salla, Humboldt County, NV Juvenile Justice Specialist at Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
    • Zoe Livengood, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
  • To view the recorded webinar, click here
  • To download the PowerPoint slides as note pages, click here

5 Ways Prosecuting Attorneys and Public Defenders Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

  • Faculty:
    • Katie Sinclair, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Officer
    • Kristina Kersey, Public Defense Attorney, with the Office of Public Defenders of New Jersey
    • Moriah Taylor, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
    • Zoe Livengood, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
  • To view the recorded webinar, click here
  • To download the PowerPoint slides as note pages, click here.

5 Ways Social Service Administrators Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders

  • Faculty:
    • Irene Lim, LSCW, Program Manager Substance Use Prevention & Treatment Program Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
    • Jen Harris, Prevention Coordinator, Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
    • Moriah Taylor, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
    • Zoe Livengood, Site Manager, NCJFCJ
  • To view the recorded webinar, click here
  • To download the PowerPoint slides as note pages, click here