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02/23/24
Publication
Enhanced Resource Guidelines Implementation Evaluation Berrien Co…

With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) developed the Implementation Sites Project to assist juvenile and family courts to integrate…

03/16/23
Publication
What Everyone Ought to Know About Starting a Child Sex Traffickin…

Any work that strives to serve and advocate for survivors of child sex trafficking should always provide a seat at the table for survivors, particularly youth survivors. One way to achieve this is to start…

02/22/23
Publication
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Invo…

Children and youth often have little or no power over important aspects of their lives that are impacted by court involvement. Judges and other court professionals need to engage authentically, meaningfully, and directly with children…

01/11/23
Bench Card
Child Sex Trafficking On-Ramps and Off-Ramps Fact Sheet and Infog…

This infographic and fact sheet were developed in conversation with youth survivors and 39 stakeholders who provide training and/or technical assistance on child sexual exploitation and youth interventions across the country. These resources are intended…

01/04/23
Publication
Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report

Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report is the fifth edition of a comprehensive report on youth victimization, offending by youth, and the juvenile justice system. With this release, the report series has…

12/27/22
Brief
Using Data to Promote Equity in Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts - …

The purpose of this Technical Assistance Brief is to provide juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTC) teams with an overview of how to collect, analyze, and respond to program-level data regarding racial equity in three primary…

12/13/22
Publication
How to Facilitate a Discussion about Child Sexual Exploitation in…

How to Facilitate a Discussion about Child Sexual Exploitation in Your Community: A Facilitation Guide (Facilitation Guide) is a publication of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). This material is made…

12/12/22
Technical Assistance Bulletin
How Child Welfare Courts Use the Enhanced Resource Guidelines to …

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) published the Enhanced Resource Guidelines: Improving Court Practices in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases (Enhanced Resource Guidelines) to provide guidance to judges on all stages…

12/12/22
Publication
Judicial Leadership and Key Tenets for Improving Outcomes for Fam…

In collaboration with the State Justice Institute and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the publication Judicial Leadership and Key Tenets for Improving Outcomes for Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorders…

10/10/22
Technical Assistance Bulletin
Judicial – Academic Partnerships For Juvenile Drug Treatment Co…

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has released a technical assistance bulletin about the relationships between judicial and academic partnerships. Judicial – Academic Partnerships For Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts: A Technical…

10/06/22
Technical Assistance Bulletin
Judge’s Action Alert: Judges’ Roles in Promoting Youth-Center…

This Judge’s Action Alert: Defines youth-centered legal permanency. Highlights how legal permanency options for youth are changing to be more youth-centered. Explains how judges can support youth-centered legal permanency. Highlights brain science research as it relates…

10/05/22
Newsletter
The Ready Resource, October 2022

This special edition Ready Resource, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, highlights the newest resources for judges and judicial officers produced by the NCJFCJ’s domestic violence projects.