Developing Sustainability in Tribal Youth Programs
Facilitators: Gerry RainingBird, Jordan GibsonDescription: This webinar explores the key elements needed for sustainability. Attendees will learn how to build community support, strengthen organizations, and ensure long-term effectiveness. Covered topics include community ownership, partnerships, evidence-based practices, and ways to track ...read more
Leaving a Legacy: Vision and Voices of 100+ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Tribal Youth Programs and Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts
The Tribal Youth Resource Center (TYRC) at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute is honored to introduce the first TYRC Grantee Profile Resource Guide, “Leaving a Legacy: Vision and Voices of 100+ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Tribal ...read more
Trauma ScreenTIME
Facilitator: Debra Hallos, National Native Children's Trauma CenterThe purpose of this 2-part webinar is to equip child-serving professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively screen children for traumatic stress. Part 1 covers the importance of early identification of traumatic ...read moreVideo
Essential Components of a Trauma Informed Juvenile Justice Organization
Facilitators: Kara Pasqua and Kimee Wind-HummingbirdThis presentation provides an overview and discuss the benefits of using SAMHSA's framework of Trauma informed care as well as the National Child Traumatic Stress Network essential elements for juvenile justice programs. The webinar discusses ...read moreVideo
Where are Our Children? A Data Scan of Native Youth Incarceration in Minnesota
Published by the Tribal Youth Resource Center in December 2024, this publication examines the current state of data collection and reporting related to Tribal youth involvement in Minnesota’s juvenile justice system. Despite the growing recognition of the need for targeted ...read more
I4 – Winnebago Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court and Cultural Integration
This session will provide an overview of the Winnebago Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court and Cultural Integration. Participants will gain knowledge on the evaluation, assessment, and cultural assessments at the Winnebago Youth Crisis Intervention Center. The presenters will also discuss ...read morePresentation
H4 – Serving Youth with Low Criminogenic Risk, But High Need
This session will overview the various approaches of the Juvenile Healing to Wellness (JHW) Programs. The presenters will discuss how JHW Programs are designed to serve Native/Tribal youth with low criminogenic risk, higher need, where there is youth substance use ...read morePresentation
G4 – Native/Tribal Adolescent Substance Use Trends
This presentation will cover current adolescent drug use and abuse trends. The presenters will explore the contemporary terrain of what Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court (JHWC) and Program teams need to know to design and implement their JHWC and Programs.Presentation
F4 – Breaking Down the Stigma around (MAT) and Leveraging MATs
This session will provide an overview of opiate addiction, and the role of medication assisted treatments (MATs). The presenters will review recent research on effective treatment strategies for opioid addiction, with particular emphasis on adolescents. They will compare common myths ...read morePresentation
E4 – Developing an Assessment Tool
This session will overview the work to develop a self-assessment tool for Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts and Programs to use in assessing and restructuring their approaches and processes to ensure that they are trauma informed. The presenters will use ...read morePresentation
D4 – Native Adolescent Development
This presentation will cover the topic of adolescent brain development and its influence on adolescent decision-making processes. The presenters seek to empower Tribes/Tribal Courts/communities and families to implement trauma-informed practices and to tailor effective services. Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts ...read morePresentation
C4 – Engagement and Community Belonging
This session will cover how the Cherokee Nation Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court (JHWC) uses culture in their rehabilitation process. The presenters will share case studies demonstrating how their engagement techniques have been instrumental in helping shift youth and ...read morePresentation
