The National Judicial Opioid Task Force (NJOTF), a project of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ), Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA), National Center for State Courts (NCSC), with support from the State Justice Institute (SJI), has crafted a substance use disorder (SUD) dictionary based on a common language glossary produced by Ohio state courts. …
Read MoreSJI recently released the Grant Guideline for FY 2020. The Grant Guideline appears as part of the National Archives and Records Administration’s Federal Register, and sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements for applying for and administering SJI grants. Fiscal Year 2020 Deadlines for Project, Technical Assistance, and Curriculum Adaptation Grants are as follows: 1st Quarter …
Read MoreA panel of Illinois judiciary members and stakeholders has developed a three-year plan with support from SJI, and technical assistance provided by Brenda Wagenknecht-Ivey from Praxis Consulting, Inc. The plan outlines a mission statement, vision edict, and five core values meant to be its “blueprint for the future” developed through the Illinois Judicial Conference, which …
Read MoreIn addition to the impact of opioid abuse on criminal courts, the nation’s family and juvenile courts, and child welfare system, is also being deeply impacted. A recent report by DHS/Administration for Children and Families shows that, after years of decline, the number of children in foster care is rising. Nearly three-quarters of all states …
Read MoreDelivering on the promise of justice for all is easier said than done, but it can be that much more difficult helping litigants who suffer from mental illness. Helping them can be incredibly difficult, so the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has embarked on a three-year initiative to improve the justice system response to …
Read MoreAs recently as 2017, 86 percent of litigants in civil cases received inadequate or no legal help, according to one study. That fact didn’t come as a surprise to those who are trying to close the nation’s justice gap. In one attempt to close it, Washington became the first state to allow specially trained paralegals …
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