The Salt Lake City Mentor Child Abuse and Neglect Model Court is recognized for its efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children, juvenile offenders, and their families.

Judicial system professionals from Utah participated in the Children and Youth and Engaging Men and Boys 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).

The NCJFCJ’s Judicial Education Development Initiative on Domestic Violence (JEDI-DV) provided virtual education for the Utah Administrative Office of the Courts on protection orders and full faith and credit in cases involving domestic violence.

Judges and justice system professionals from Utah 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 Utah 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.

The landscape of juvenile justice in Utah is detailed through the Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice, and Statistics website (JJGPS.org), a project of the NCJFCJ’s research division, the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). JJGPS is an online resource that tracks juvenile justice reform in each state, allowing for comparisons within and across states.

Judge Angela F. Fonnesbeck of Logan is a NCJFCJ Board Director. Judge Sharon P. McCully (Ret.) of Salt Lake City is a NCJFCJ Past President.