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2024 Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Implementation and Enhancement Training

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Event Dates
Location
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Address

340 North 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ

The theme of the 2024 Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Implementation and Enhancement Training is "Reclaiming Indigenous Justice." This training will feature three plenary sessions and 40 workshops organized into the following tracks:

  • Adult Healing to Wellness Court 
  • Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court
  • Family Wellness Court
  • Roles Specific to Healing to Wellness Courts

The training will be oriented around the Tribal Ten Key Components and All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. This training focuses on tribal issues, including jurisdictional and legal issues unique to Indian country, the incorporation of custom and tradition into the phases, case management, treatment curriculums, tangential services, and the peer-to-peer sharing of successful Healing to Wellness Courts models in operation. Training topics will cover adult criminal, juvenile justice, family dependency, DWI/DUI, and veterans models. 

Wellness Court teams, which may include the following individuals, are encouraged to attend as a team:​

  • Judge
  • Prosecutor
  • Defense counselor
  • Coordinator
  • Case manager
  • Probation officer
  • Law enforcement officer
  • Treatment provider
  • Behavioral health representative
  • Child welfare representative
  • Cultural resource provider
  • Advisory and steering committee members
  • Tribal council members

The training is free to all participants.

Date Created: April 9, 2024