With partners from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the NCJFCJ hosted seven judicial participants from across the U. S. on a site visit to Houston to tour the Opportunity Center and meet with Harris County Juvenile Probation staff and Juvenile Court Judges.

As part of the Implementation Sites Project, the NCJFCJ provides targeted training and technical assistance, and site visits, to the Harris County 246th Family District Court, to improve practice in the handling of child abuse and neglect cases, reduce the number of children in foster care, and improve outcomes for children in care. The NCJFCJ also provides targeted training and technical assistance to the Coastal Bend Children’s Court, under the leadership of Judge Jamie Rawlinson.

The NCJFCJ staff held a judicial convening for Infant-Toddler Court Judges in Dallas as a part of Zero to Three’s Annual Cross Sites Meeting.

The Travis County Mentor Model Court is recognized for its efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children and their families.

The Child Protection Court of the Rio Grande Valley West Mentor Model Court is recognized for its efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children and their families.

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

With funding support from the Novo Foundation, the NCJFCJ provides training and technical assistance to the Texas multi-site court collaboration, including Webb, Duval, Jim Hogg, and Zapata Counties, to identify and promote promising practices in juvenile and family courts to address child sex trafficking.

The Travis County Juvenile Probation Department is one of four jurisdictions receiving training and technical assistance as part of an OJJDP Second Chance Act award made to the NCJFCJ’s partner, the Performance-based Standards (PbS) Learning Institute.