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January 2023 | Vol. 33, No. 4

Grantee Spotlight: National Judicial Task Force to

Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness

On March 30, 2020, the Boards of Directors of the

Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State

Court Administrators took action to establish National

Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts Response

to Mental Illness to assist state courts in their efforts to

more effectively respond to the needs of court-involved

individuals with serious mental illness. Led by an

Executive Committee, joined by 40 additional judges,

court, and behavioral health experts, and funded by the

State Justice Institute, the Task Force has engaged in...

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In the News

COSCA Offers New Guidance for Courting Public Trust and Confidence

Through Communication

To help courts establish themselves as a trusted source for information, the Conference of

State Court Administrators (COSCA) has published new guidance for developing timely,

accurate and understandable communication. In “Courting Public Trust and Confidence:

Effective Communication in the Digital Age,” COSCA examines three types of “bad

information”—disinformation, malinformation, and misinformation—and provides guidance

on how to respond without compromising the integrity of the court... Read more

Courtroom Communities: Criminal Case Processing and Sentencing Reform

Collaboration and cooperation define most criminal cases, not the dramatized adversarial

courtroom battles that appear in the news and entertainment media. The National Institute

of Justice (NIJ), Senior Policy Advisor Nancy Merritt, Ph.D., explores the import of
considering courtroom community framework and culture when developing and

implementing criminal justice and sentencing reform... Read more

Announcements

New Monthly

Virtual Meetings and

Listserv for Court

Grant Managers!

Whether you’re a

seasoned expert or brand new to

finding, managing, and/or reporting

on grants for your court, SJI is

pleased to announce a new

resource to build on its Funding

Opportunities Toolkit and related

technical assistance. Beginning on

January 17th, 2023, we will bring

together court grant managers and

court-affiliated grant writers for

a monthly 1-hour meeting on the

third Tuesday of each month at

1:00PM EST. Participation is

restricted to court-based grants staff

and court-affiliated grant writers. To

request to participate, please send

an email to: fundingtoolkit@sji.gov

Upcoming Webinar!

The National Center

for State Courts

(NCSC) is

hosting Rural Justice

and Remote Proceedings on

January 18th, 2023, at 2:00PM

EST. How can remote proceedings

increase access to justice for court

users in rural communities? Much of

the discussion about remote

proceedings and rural justice has

focused on the digital divide.

However, remote proceedings when

used strategically can help improve

access to justice in rural

communities, including reducing

geographic barriers to attending

court and improving access to

attorneys. This webinar is an

opportunity to spark ideas about

how rural courts can leverage

remote proceedings. Register here.

Request for

Applications:

Enhancing State

Court Efforts to

Address Child Abuse

and Neglect. According to the U.S.

Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for

Children and Families,

Administration on Children, Youth

and Families, Children’s Bureau, on

average over 400,000 abused and

neglected children live in foster care

in the U.S. and foster care systems

Apply Today! --

SAMHSA’s GAINS

Center Announces

Criminal Justice

Learning

Collaboratives. SAMHSA’s GAINS

Center for Behavioral Health and

Justice Transformation, operated by

Policy Research Associates, Inc.

(PRA), is continuing to provide

direct training and technical

assistance to jurisdictions across

the nation to better support people

with behavioral health needs who
serve over 600,00 children and

youth every year...Through a special

Request for Applications (RFA)

process, SJI will award grants to

further improve state court efforts in

addressing child abuse and

neglect. SJI intends to award grants

that will enhance state and local

court ability to... Read more

are involved in the criminal justice

system. The GAINS Center is

currently soliciting applications from

jurisdictions interested in

collaborating with subject-matter

experts through Criminal Justice

Learning Collaboratives (LCs).

Applications due: January 25th,

2023. Apply here.

If you are interested in sharing court related news or announcements in the SJI newsletter,

please send all content to contact@sji.gov by the 10th of the month.

Are you a SJI grantee interested in being featured in our monthly newsletter and on our

website? Follow the instructions on our Grantee Spotlight Submission Instructions page.

The next deadline to submit a

grant application to SJI

is Feb 1, 2023.

Learn more about SJI grants and apply

today!

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