The national council of juvenile and family court judges (NCJFCJ) proposes a 36-month collaborative project to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to juvenile justice system…

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) was awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention CFDA 16.540 program. Over a three-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, NCJFCJ and its collaborators will provide training and technical assistance nationwide to juvenile justice system practitioners to support reforms addressing the needs of LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit justice-involved youth. This will include creating content for a National Resource Center on Justice Involved LGBTQ+ Youth such as webinars, newsletters, e-learning modules, and technical assistance materials focused on best practices when working with LGBTQ+ populations. The University of Connecticut Office of Sponsored Programs will assist as a sub-awardee by contributing content and consultants to the National Resource Center.

The national council of juvenile and family court judges (NCJFCJ) proposes a 36-month collaborative project to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to juvenile justice system practitioners to support the identification, promotion, and implementation of system reforms that address the needs of justice-involved lgbtq+ and two-spirit youth. Collaborating with the NCJFCJ in this project are the university of maryland school of social work institute for innovation and implementation's national sogie center, the coalition for juvenile justice, the gault center, and the tribal law and policy institute (herein referred to as the "collaborative"). The purpose of the project is to promote policies, programs, services, and practices that serve the needs of justice-involved lgbtq+ and two-spirit youth so that the juvenile justice and child welfare systems that affect them do so in ways that produce equitable outcomes for lgbtq+ and two-spirit youth, promote positive youth development, empower youth to have productive lives, and create safer and inclusive communities. The proposed project's scope and activities will have a nationwide outreach. Through this project and its activities, NCJFCJ intends to empower lgbtq+ and two-spirit youth involved in the justice system to have productive lives, and create safer and inclusive communities.