National Native Children’s Trauma Center Training Menu
A document that provides an overview of the available training offerings from the National Native Children’s Trauma Center
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Enhancing Tribal Juvenile Justice with Healing-Centered Systems Change- Trauma Expert Panel
A panel presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference. Research suggests that Native American youth are at increased risk of trauma, depression, and PTSD as a result of grief and exposure to violence which can lead to relationship problems, drug and alcohol abuse, violent behavior, suicide and depression, problems in school, and bullying and victimization. National Native Children’s Trauma Center provides training in promising practices as well as technical assistance in healing-centered systems change across all tribal child-serving systems, including schools, behavioral health providers, child welfare agencies, and juvenile justice systems. The National Native Children’s Trauma Center also assists in the cultural adaptation of promising practices and develops products and practices intended for use in Native communities. This panel provided an opportunity for attendees to hear more about their work and to ask questions that may have been generated throughout the conference.
A Deeper Dive into Restorative Approaches and Cultural Integration in the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court: Peer-to-Peer Sharing
A session presented at the OJJDP 2021 Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference to allow a deeper dive into discussion around Restorative Approaches and Cultural Integration in the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court (Session E3), this session expanded on principles and ideas shared in a related conference session and opened the floor for more extensive peer-to-peer discussion of restorative approaches to support youth within juvenile justice settings and prevention program frameworks. The session aimed to allow grantees and others to continue to learn from each other about what is working in their communities to support trust-building, open dialogue, and peer engagement.
Creativity & Innovation in the Face of COVID-19: Maskiizibii Oshki Gabeshiwin 2020Virtual Youth Conference
A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth National Conference (Session E1). This session presented the journey undertaken in 2020 to develop, plan, and implement a virtual peer to peer mentoring and experiential youth leadership conference that encompassed poetry, photography, music, and art for middle and high school students during a pandemic. The session provided a discussion about peer to peer mentoring and cultural arts approaches that promote healing, resilience, and prevent or reduce delinquent behavior.
A Continuum of Connectedness: Strategies and Considerations for Implementing Youth Substance Use Reduction Initiatives
A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth National Tribal Youth Conference (Session D4). This session focused on current substance abuse trends in Indian Country, discussed efforts to address substance use among Tribal youth, and included an examination of strength-based processes to support Tribal youth substance use/reduction in Tribal prevention and youth wellness programs. Speakers will share community-driven processes for initiatives that lead to youth connectedness and resiliency.
Probation and Supervision in the Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court
A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference (Session D2). The Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court emphasizes ongoing support, supervision, and accountability. This session provided an overview of the methods by which supervision may occur in one tribal community’s Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court and surveyed new resources and materials that support a strength and community-based approach to juvenile supervision.
Telling Our Story Through Evaluation
A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference. In this session participants surveyed an example of an evaluation process from data collection through data analysis and provided with an example of how to present evaluation findings to the community.
Innovative Strategies- Tribal Youth Courts and Peer-Led Processes
A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference. Youth/Peer courts provide strategies for diversion, peer engagement, and youth led processes. In this session participants learned how Tribal youth and peer courts offer a unique opportunity for communities to support youth accountability and implement proactive and prosocial solutions by engaging youth who have minor or first-time infractions.
Panel: Tribal State Relations to Support Juvenile Justice Improvements
A dialogue presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference (Session C1) that focused on establishing and strengthening Tribal and State partnerships, discussed the cultivation of collaborative relationships between Tribal and State juvenile justice stakeholders and provided insight into the experiences of several community members and their work toward solution-focused responses to support Tribal youth. The session highlighted some practical steps taken by Tribal community juvenile justice and prevention stakeholders to establish and engage in a Tribal task force to support the identification of processes and protocols to coordinate with local State juvenile justice leaders. These efforts have led to improved communication regarding Tribal youth resources and diversion opportunities, the shared review of local Tribal juvenile justice data, and development of strategies to support coordinated referral processes for Tribal youth who make contact with the State juvenile justice system.
Profile in Youth Resiliency
A session presented at the 2021 OJJDP Tribal Youth Virtual National Conference (Session B3). This session presented a digital storytelling event highlighting Pueblo of Tesuque youth, Jamie Crowe. In this session participants learned about one youth’s desire to stay on a positive path and overcome the vast impacts of the year 2020. Ms. Crowe shares her story and the desire to continue positive relationships, increase her education, and continue to adaptively engage within the local community and surroundings. Ms. Crowe’s story demonstrates youth resiliency to overcome challenging circumstances through personal accountability, individual goal setting, and family support.
