NCJFCJ in the State of Wyoming
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The following provides an overview of the NCJFCJ’s work in 2025, which impacted approximately
4 million families nationwide. During the year, NCJFCJ publications amassed more than 153,000 views,
the team fulfilled nearly 400 requests for technical assistance, and over 10,000 judges, judicial officers,
attorneys, and other juvenile and family-court related professionals were trained across the nation.
The NCJFCJ is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide targeted support to the Albany County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Team, which is implementing the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines and other key recommended practices. The NCJFCJ provides targeted support through court assessments, onsite court observation, strategic planning activities, peer-to-peer learning, and individualized training.
One multidisciplinary professional from Wyoming attended the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Legal Assistance to Victims (LAV) and Expanding Legal Services Initiative (ELSI) New Grantee Orientations, which were supported and hosted by the NCJFCJ’s TA2TA: The Technical Assistance Provider Resource Center.
As part of the Tribal Model Court Project, the NCJFCJ provides targeted training and technical assistance to the Wind River Tribal 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.
Two multidisciplinary professionals from Wyoming attended the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Rural New Grantee Orientation, which was supported and hosted by the NCJFCJ’s TA2TA: The Technical Assistance Provider Resource Center.
During 2024, Wyoming participated in a 50-state national overview of how courts are coordinating data and practice when young people have dual system status in youth justice and child welfare. Results were published in the fall of 2025.
Judges and justice system professionals from Wyoming received specialized child welfare, domestic violence, and juvenile justice training on current and cutting-edge topics and research during the NCJFCJ’s National Conference on Juvenile Justice.
A judicial officer from Wyoming attended the 2025 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.
The landscape of juvenile justice in Wyoming 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.
