The NCJFCJ is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide targeted support to the Clark County, Cuyahoga County, and Montgomery County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Teams, which are participating in a large-scale research project to determine whether or not juvenile drug treatment court practices produce positive outcomes for youth and families.

The NCJFCJ conducted a trauma assessment for Mahoning County to assess court practices and determine the extent to which the court is using trauma-informed approaches.

With funding support from the NoVo Foundation, the NCJFCJ provides training and technical assistance to the Lucas County Juvenile Court to identify and promote promising practices in juvenile and family courts to address child sex trafficking.

Ohio judicial system professionals received training on opioids and the challenges associated with intervention, treatment, and prevention.

The NCJFCJ leads the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP) in Columbus. The FTAP works with a team of local stakeholders to promote the effective implementation of firearms restrictions in domestic violence cases at the federal, state, and local levels.

The NCJFCJ is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide targeted support to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Team, which is implementing the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines and other key recommended practices.

Ohio is a Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care (LSC) for Children and Youth Technical Assistance project site and works with the NCJFCJ to provide prevention and intervention services to child and youth victims of crime and their families and to build capacity within communities to meet the needs of youth exposed to violence through coordinated, holistic services that promote healing.

A judicial system professional from Ohio participated in the 5 Ways Different Court Stakeholders Can Use Public Health Data and Resources to Address Substance Use Disorders webinar series. Judges, juvenile probation administrators, attorneys, and social service administrators learned how to use public health data to better address substance use disorders in their communities

The NCJFCJ has 128 Judicial and Associate Members in Ohio.

Judge Anthony (Tony) Capizzi of Dayton, Judge David E. Stucki (Ret.) of Brewster, and Judge James A. Ray (Ret.) of Waterville are NCJFCJ Past Presidents. Judge David A. Hejmanowski of Delaware is an NCJFCJ Board Director and a 2021 Days on the Hill Delegate for the NCJFCJ. Judge Denise Navarre Cubbon of Toledo is the NCJFCJ’s Amicus Council Chair and a 2021 Days on the Hill Delegate.