All Rise For Justice

Office of national drug control policy (ondcp):the treatment court institute (tci) developed online interactive tools to highlight evidence-based and promising programs across all stages of the criminal justice process, from arrest through reentry. Additionally, tci established best practice standards and service-matching protocols to ensure individuals are placed in appropriate programs based on their assessed treatment needs and risk factors for recidivism or treatment attrition. To support probation officers, tci published a practitioner toolkit incorporating the latest research on the role of probation in treatment courts. As part of its ongoing commitment to addressing opioid use disorder, tci launched part ii of a national study focused on increasing the uptake of medication for opioid use disorder (moud) in treatment courts. During the grant period, tci provided moud training to 678 attendees. In collaboration with the american society of addiction medicine (asam), tci offers no-cost, evidence-based training for treatment providers working with drug courts at statewide, regional, and national levels. In june 2024, tci launched an online, self-paced treatment provider course, expanding access to specialized training. Over the grant period, tci and asam delivered 24 live training sessions, one online session, and 11 office hours, reaching 2,356 treatment provider clinicians nationwide.tci and asam also provided the "integrating addiction medicine with treatment courts" course, designed for medical practitionersincluding physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners specializing in addiction medicine. Throughout the grant period, 16 live courses, one online course, one fact sheet, and 23 office hours were offered, serving 1,404 medical practitioners nationally. Additionally, through the e-learning center, tci provided training to 6,124 practitioners, while statewide training support was extended to 11 states, benefiting 5,403 treatment court practitioners in 2024. Furthering its commitment to innovation, tci provided training on the rapid response team opioid prevention project and launched a recovery capital study to explore factors contributing to sustained recovery. Through these initiatives, tci continues advancing knowledge, improving practices, and supporting professionals dedicated to enhancing treatment court outcomes.

Annual conference:all rise's annual training conference, known as rise, was held in may 2024 in anaheim, ca and drew nearly 7,000 attendees from all fifty states and around the world. The conference included sessions that focused not only on drug treatment courts but on promoting recovery and alternatives to incarceration for those living with substance use or other mental health disorders throughout the justice system. Rise is the nation's largest conference for those working at the intersection of addiction, mental health, and justice. It includes hundreds of groundbreaking sessions and evidence-based resources for all professions involved in treatment courts and elsewhere in public health and public safety arenas.

Adult drug court technical assistance (adcta):tci provided onsite, phone, and web-based technical assistance and training to all bja grantees and non-grantee courts that requested tta services to develop, implement, and sustain evidence-based practices for increased program effectiveness and long-term participant success. We hosted an introductory webinar for new bja grantees to describe the services available, introduce the agencies and staff providing tta services, and answer questions. We hosted 77 training and ta visits serving 817 bja grantees practitioners. We hosted 7 office hours through ask the expert, serving 163 treatment court practitioners. We subcontracted with npc research to finalize the online best assessment for any courts to access.

Adult treatment court training initiative (atcti): tci provided training to assist operational adult drug treatment court programs in developing and implementing improved program practices to increase program effectiveness and long-term participant success. We conducted five adult operational tune-up training to serve 206 treatment court practitioners. We provided speakers for 23 statewide in-person and virtual events for 17 states, serving 7,192 treatment court practitioners. We provided one building a multi-track treatment court training serving 47 treatment court practitioners. We conducted 4 incentives, sanctions, and therapeutic adjustments (ista) training to serve 116 treatment court practitioners. We hosted two learning communities serving a total of 76 treatment court professionals. We conducted a literature review on women's issues in the criminal justice system. We began working with five states to develop a violence and mental health risk assessment tool.

Adult treatment court foundational training (atcft):tci supports communities in designing and implementing adult treatment courts, particularly those in the planning phase or facing significant staff turnover without formal training. We provided live training to 18 teams and 164 adult practitioners during this award period. To strengthen foundational knowledge, tci developed and continues to maintain the "essential elements" e-learning module. This online training program includes core modules that each team must complete before attending the onsite planning initiative training. To date, 213 individuals have completed the program, with attendees consistently providing positive feedback on its effectiveness in preparing them for in-person sessions. As part of this award, seven treatment court practitioners participated in the mentor court network, a program that provided scholarships for hands-on learning. Participants visited a mentor court, observed pre-court staffing and hearings, and shadowed a team member to gain deeper insights into their role. Through these initiatives, tci continues to equip treatment court teams with the knowledge and resources necessary for success. We developed two diffusion toolkits for defense attorneys.

Office of juvenile justice delinquency and prevention (ojjdp):the juvenile training and technical assistance collaborative (ttac) aimed to build the capacity of new and operational jdtcs so that programs could effectively implement, monitor, and sustain practices. The ttac developed, implemented, expanded, and enhanced tta materials (e.g., publications, fact sheets, data collection tools) and activities for jdtc programs. We released four newsletters with 2,004 "open/read" status results. We provided four "tune-in tuesday" webinars for grantees and reached 128 practitioners. Ttac staff presented at 12 statewide or large venue conferences on various topics related to the juvenile drug treatment court guidelines. We accepted and provided targeted technical assistance and training to 15 courts (accepted via application in tta360). We provided ongoing support to grantees through coaching, virtual support, and eight in-person training/support sessions. We successfully planned and delivered an "all sites" cross-training for grantees in april 2024. Seventy-nine participants received training in data forensics, site showcase, communication and conflict, and the proper use of incentives and sanctions. We launched an expanded adolescent recovery oriented systems of care model and brought on four new pilot teams in 2024 and four new sites in 2025. This included nine virtual or in-person trainings for the four arosc project pilot sites and four kick-off meetings for the four new sites. The juvenile ttac arosc project leadership team also developed the recovery capital for adolescent model assessment tool, which is used by the eight sites to collect data related to recovery capital building for jdtc participants. The juvenile ttac also worked with our partners at the university of north carolina wilmington to enhance the jdtc interactive map and dashboard to include tribal courts. Finally, in partnership with the american society of addiction medicine, the juvenile ttac team developed and delivered three juvenile-specific treatment provider training (8-hour virtual-based training), serving over 90 treatment providers.

National highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa):impaired driving solutions (ids) conducts training and technical assistance for treatment courts that accept participants whose primary offense is impaired driving. The national highway traffic safety administration provides the funding to support these projects. During 2024, ids conducted 5 foundational trainings (implementation), 4 operational tune-ups (advanced operations), and 24 onsite technical assistance events. Foundational training served 29 jurisdictions and a total of 261 treatment court practitioners. Operational tune-up training served 21 jurisdictions and 189 treatment court practitioners. Evaluations (participant feedback) are conducted for all training; overall, the response was positive. Of the 24 onsite ta events, 17 were for state or local training, three were for national conferences, and four were for judicial conferences. The 17 state/local trainings conducted either included individual sessions at state conferences or one or more days of targeted assistance with local treatment court teams. Approximately 2,380 individuals were served in this category. The three national conferences included treatment court and non-treatment court practitioners serving in the traffic safety/impaired driving field. Individual sessions were conducted at these conferences, and an estimated 350 people were served. The four judicial conferences included sessions on treatment courts and best practices in sentencing, treatment, and supervision of impaired driving. Approximately 200 judges from across the united states were served at these trainings. Ids has six academy courts (mentor courts) that serve as models for other jurisdictions. As part of the foundational training program, four academy courts serve as host sites where attendees observe court operations and participate in a q&a with the host court team. All of the academy courts serve as mentors in other capacities, such as onsite and virtual visits.

Center for advancing justice: all rise's center for advancing justice ("caj") is implementing the following major projects: 1) every court is a treatment court: funded by bja's field initiated-encouraging innovation grant program, caj is working in partnership with kenosha county, wisconson to enhance the justice system's ability to identify justice-involved individuals with substance use disorders and rapidly connect them with appropriate, evidence-based interventions; 2) opioid intervention court resources: funded by two contracts with the new york state unified court system, caj is developing a series of training webinars and an implementation toolkit to help local jurisdictions in new york plan and implement opioid intervention courts that prevent overdose deaths among court-involved individuals; and 3) navajo county cope: funded by bja's bja comprehensive opioid, stimulant, and other substance use program (cossup), caj is working with navajo county, arizona to implement the county overdose prevention and engagement program, which aims to prevent drug overdose deaths among arrestees through rapid screening and treatment engagement.

Ondcp sje (state judiciary education):all rise is training criminal court and juvenile court judges about evidence-based practices for addressing substance use disorders. The curriculum, developed specifically for this project, includes eight segments that can be delivered in whole or part. All rise has executed a subaward with the national judicial college, which is providing judicial faculty to help deliver the curriculum to judges across the country at conferences and training events. Prior to october 2025, all rise will deliver trainings at three national conferences, seven statewide judicial education events, and four tribal judicial education events, and will complete twelve webinars.

Fee for service:all rise offers training and research-based curricula to outside entities, tailoring services to meet the needs of requesting agencies through formal contracts. In 2024, all rise partnered with six different organizations to deliver specialized training programs. This included three operational tune-up trainings for adult, family, and veteran treatment courts in georgia and a similar training for iowa. Additionally, all rise provided customized training for the federal reentry court in greenville, nc, focusing on their district's needs. It also worked with montgomery county, oh, offering guidance on how justice professionals can drive meaningful change. All rise partnered with the high-intensity drug trafficking area (hidta) to provide training to law enforcement agencies in mclean, virginia, and dallas, texas. Tci continues to support drug court practitioners through national, discipline-specific training. In 2024, we trained 120 coordinators, 133 judges, and 60 defense attorneys.