Judges who received opioid use disorder (OUD) training are more likely to view OUD as a chronic disease and a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a recently released report. The training also led more judges to conclude that funding should be increased for those who benefit from court-ordered OUD services. The …
Read MoreAugust 31st is #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay. The world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, acknowledge the grief felt by family and friends of lost loved ones, raise awareness of overdose deaths and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. For more information visit https://www.overdoseday.com/ or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) latest article at https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/overdose-cry-help.
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 4th quarter of FY 2021, and other business.
Read MoreIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state courts accelerated efforts to implement online dispute resolution (ODR) programs that offer litigants a software platform in which to resolve legal problems, including negotiating settlements or exchanging information in preparation for in-court hearings. ODR programs are intended to increase access to justice, especially for self-represented litigants, through increased …
Read MoreThe Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice, with SJI support, is hosting the Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium (September 8-9, 2021) and supplemental half-day Training Institutes (September 10, 2021). The two-day symposium is designed for multi-disciplinary professionals and youth-serving stakeholders seeking to learn, network, and become part of the nationwide movement to …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has released a new resource, the Courts Continuity Assessment Tool (C-CAT), to help courts determine where the gaps may lie in their current continuity programming. Available as an interactive online self-assessment survey (as of June 2021), or for download as an Excel spreadsheet, the C-CAT builds on prior NCSC work in …
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