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Opioids and the Courts Toolkit

Introduction

State Justice Institute

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) with support from the State Justice Institute (SJI) developed the Target Resource Mapping Toolkit and hosted a series of five webinars titled Opioids and the Courts- Difficult Conversations. NCJFCJ developed the Toolkit to assist courts in identifying the resources in their community. NCJFCJ and expert faculty explored challenges associated with referring children and families to services in dependency and delinquency cases. The faculty and webinar attendees had the opportunity to discuss how courts and services providers can work together to meet the needs of families and improve their lives. Each particular topic area as well as information on the faculty are listed below.

Targeted Resource Mapping – Toolkit, Lessons Learned, and Strategies to Fill the Gaps

The NCJFCJ partnered with judicially-led court sites to engage in Targeted Resource Mapping to document the continuum of services available for children and families affected by OUDs and other SUDs. As a result of that work, the NCJFCJ developed the Targeted Resource Mapping Toolkit (Mapping Toolkit). The Mapping Toolkit includes templates to develop a Targeted Resource Map (resource map), Targeted Resource Directory (resource directory), Targeted Resource Mapping Action Plan (action plan), and Lessons Learned in Targeted Resource Mapping.

After completing the Targeted Resource Mapping process with multiple court sites, NCJFCJ identified a need to fill gaps in the continuum of care for substance use disorders. With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the NCJFCJ developed the guide, Six Strategies to Fill Community Service Gaps.

Opioids and the Courts Webinar Series

Topic 1: Difficult Conversations Around Prevention

December 16, 2020

  • Hon. Terre Fratesi, Shelby County Juvenile Court
  • Erica Glynn, Shelby County Department of Children’s Services Community Advisory Board
  • Chanda Dunn, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, University of Tennessee Heath Science Center, Center for Developmental Disabilities 
  • Dr. Bernard Williams, Chief Probation Officer at Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County

Resources:

Topic 2: Difficult Conversations Around Intervention and Treatment 

January 20, 2021

  • Hon. Kathy Delgado, Colorado District Court Judge
  • Katherine Gregg, Assistant County Attorney, Adams County Attorney’s Office
  • Wendy Lewis, Respondent Parent Counsel

Resources

Topic 3: Difficult Conversations around Harm Reduction

February 17, 2021

  • Hon. Kim McGinnis, Ph.D., Chief Judge, Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court
  • Jill Campoli, LPCC, CCTP
  • Dawn DeSmet, M.S.

Resources

Topic 4: Difficult Conversations around Preventing Overdose and Death 

March 17, 2021

  • Hon. Felice Kerr, Family Court State of Delaware
  • Ann Pedrick, Delaware Child Death Review Commission
  • Bridget Buckaloo, Delaware Perinatal Cooperative

Resources

Topic 5: Difficult Conversations Around Recovery

April 21, 2021

  • Magistrate Sherry Hartzler, Allen County Superior Court – Family Recovery Court
  • Maja Grgic, Family Recovery Court Supervisor, Allen County Dept. of Child Services
  • Hillary Knipstein, Family Recovery Court Attorney, Allen County Dept. Child Services

Resources