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Issue Area: Strategic Planning

Phase Development for Your Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court

Written by Laura Smith on .

Facilitators: Ashley Anderson, Erin Thin Elk, Kristina Pacheco, Tribal Youth Justice Resource Center

Description: The presenters in this online learning event will explore the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court phases. The online learning event will include a discussion about the purpose and structure of the phases, the unique behavioral milestones for adolescents who are using alcohol and/or drugs, how youth progress through the phases, and how tailored responses will provide a supportive and responsive environment for youth in the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court.

B1: Alaska Villages/Communities Panel: Priorities, Innovative Approaches, Challenges, Strategies to Address Justice System Disparities

Written by Andrea Dickerson on .

Panel Description: Alaska is home to 229 of the 574 federally recognized Tribes in the United States, and has a variety of cultures, languages, and histories, as well as unique challenges. This panel will include Alaska Native programs from a variety of regions who can speak to Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) priorities and Alaska-Native specific considerations in advancing health and wellness for Alaska Native youth and communities.

Panelists:

  • Anthony Gastelum, Tribal Youth Program Coordinator, Organized Village of Kake, AK
  • Miguel Contreras, Tribal Youth Program Coordinator, Hoonah Indian Association, AK
  • Patricia Young, Tetlin Grant Manager, Native Village of Tetlin, AK
  • Maggie Miller, Tribal Youth Program Coordinator, Kawerak, AK

Moderators:

  • Iva Karoly-Lister, Wellness Coordinator, Resource Basket
  • Geroma Void, Program Manager, Youth Justice and System Innovation, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Innovative Strategies- Tribal Youth Courts & Peer-Led Processes

Written by Andrea Dickerson on .

Description: This session was held as part of the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference. Innovative Strategies- Tribal Youth Courts and Peer-Led Processes. Youth/Peer courts provide strategies for diversion, peer engagement, and youth led-processes. Learn how Tribal youth and peer courts offer a unique opportunity for communities to support youth accountability and develop proactive and prosocial solutions by engaging youth who have minor or first-time infractions.

Creating and Implementing a Communications Plan

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A Step-by-Step Approach: How do you create an effective, realistic plan that helps you get and stay connected with key groups that are essential to meeting your program goals?

Securing Our Futures Report

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This report covers a variety of topics for enhancing the futures of Native communities. See pages 12-13 for workforce development recommendations.

Tribal Workforce Development: A Decision Framing Toolkit

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This toolkit shares the main findings of NCAI’s multi-year research project examining the innovative approaches to workforce development that tribal nations along with Native organizations and tribal colleges and universities are forging, how they are achieving success (as they define it), and why.