The NCJFCJ assisted court and legal professionals in Montana to access training on engaging youth in dependency hearings as part of the Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency.

Judicial system professionals from Montana participated in the Rural, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program New Grantee Orientation hosted by the NCJFCJ’s Technical Assistance to Technical Assistance Provider’s (TA2TA) Resource Center and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).

One judicial officer from Montana attended the 2024 Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges. The Institute is designed specifically for state and tribal judicial officers who are new to the bench, newly assigned to a juvenile or family rotation, or who are returning to the juvenile and family court bench after other assignments and desire a refresher course. This intensive and interactive four and a half day program, previously known as Core College, is designed so participants can leave with increased knowledge, practical tools, and an essential foundation of best practices to use in the cases coming before them.

A team led by the NCJFCJ CEO, Joey Orduña Hastings, Judge John W. Parker, and the NCJFCJ Immediate Past President, Judge Gayl Branum Carr, presented to law students during a NCJFCJ/law school partnership event at the University of Montana Law School.

The National Center for Juvenile Justice, in partnership with Dr. Keith Cruise of the National Youth Screening and Assessment Partners, and staff from the Council for State Governments Justice Center presented juvenile justice data trends and policy innovations to a statewide judicial training meeting in Missoula, Montana.

Judges and justice system professionals from Montana received specialized child welfare, domestic violence, and juvenile justice training on current and cutting-edge topics and research during the NCJFCJ’s Annual Conference and National Conference on Juvenile Justice.

The state of Montana contributes juvenile court data to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This national project of the NCJFCJ provides detailed and accurate information on the activities of the nation’s juvenile courts to juvenile justice professionals, policy makers, researchers, and the public.

Donald B. Gimbel of Livingston is a Sustaining Member and a Board Director of the NCJFCJ. Judge John W. Parker of Great Falls is the NCJFCJ Board Secretary.