TLPI Celebrates National Treatment Court Month

May 2-30, 2024

Recordings & Materials

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Serving LGBTQ2S+ Participants in Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts

Session Description: Indigenous people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit, and other identities of gender and sexuality (the acronym “LGBTQ2S+” is used to describe this community) are severely underserved, and yet, they make up a community who are most at risk of developing substance use disorders and experiencing other harms related to it. Despite this fact, there are currently no resources for serving this community in Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts. Additionally, there is little research about serving any LGBTQ2S+ person, Native or non-Native, in state treatment courts. In an effort to bridge this information gap and increase access to treatment services, this webinar, “Serving LGBTQ2S+ Participants in Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts,” will provide an overview of this topic and an overview of the available relevant resources that Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts serving Native LGBTQ2S+ participants may utilize.

Presenters:

Marlon Footracer, Program Support Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Grace Carson, Skadden Fellow, Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Webinar Materials – Recorded: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Success Stories: The Power of Storytelling

Session Description: TLPI’s publication Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts: The Key Components (May 2014) describes the need for data collection to allow for evaluation on the effectiveness of a Tribal Healing to Wellness Court. Evaluation data provides specific programmatic measures that are required for program improvement and funding. However, these numbers alone do not tell the full story of the impact a Tribal Healing to Wellness Court has on a community. Data may be enhanced by storytelling and personal narrative from present and past participants in Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts. In addition to being a traditional process in which tribes communicate and document, storytelling offers perhaps the most profound insight to the success of Wellness Courts. Join us for TLPI’s The Power of Storytelling webinar to hear this type of storytelling and witness the potential that Wellness Courts possess to heal individuals, families, and entire communities. This webinar will feature the real-life stories of Wellness Court Alumni and their personal journeys from addiction to recovery.

Presenters:

Kristina Pacheco, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Lou Gutierrez
Francesca Smith
Kylee Francis-Fowler

Webinar Materials – Recorded: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Implementing and Supporting Trauma-Informed Legal Systems

Session Description: Considering the prevalence of trauma within the legal system and the obstacles it creates for effective legal proceedings. This presentation explores how trauma informed methods may clear a path to justice and toward a legal system that promotes healing and rehabilitation while upholding the dignity of all individuals.

Presenter:

Dr. Violette Cloud, Senior Project Associate, Policy Research Associates

Webinar Materials – Recorded: Thursday, May 16, 2024

Promising Strategies for Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts: Peer-to-Peer Learning through Mentor Courts – Part 1&2 (Pre-recorded)

Session Description: The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), with funding from the Department of Justice (DOJ), organized the development, implementation, and facilitation of the Mentor Court Program. Part One of the webinar series consists of a panel featuring TLPI’s founding Mentor Courts Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Waabshkii Migwan Healing to Wellness Program, Tulalip Healing to Wellness Court, and Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Urban Native American Healing to Wellness Court Program the founding Mentor Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts presenting an overview of their programs, innovative features, and opportunities for the future.

Part one Webinar Materials – Recorded: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Moderator:

Alyssa Harrold, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Tribal Healing to Wellness Mentor Courts

Part Two Webinar Materials – Recorded: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Presenters:

Alyssa Harrold, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Grace Carson, Skadden Fellow, Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Protectors, Warriors, Soldiers

Session Description: Native American veterans have generally adapted well to the military culture and it is after discharge that darting to civilian culture becomes a challenge for most. Tribal history and culture can be protective factors for veterans after discharge from active duty. For veterans who may become justice system-involved, Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts can provide trauma-sensitive and grounded services for veterans in Healing to Wellness Courts by gaining knowledge on how to integrate tribal history and culture into court systems and court services.

Presenters:

Raymond Daw,Behavioral Health Consultant
Sean Bear,Behavioral Health Consultant

Webinar Materials – Recorded: Thursday, May 30, 2024