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Juvenile Behavioral Health Briefing Series (November 2021) This briefing, "The Need for Mental Health Treatment for Children in the Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency Systems," examines ways for courts to engage with partners to access necessary behavioral health services and to help courts and system partners better bridge service gaps and challenges. |
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Bench Cards: Supporting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Court-Involved Youth (February 2023) This collection of 12 bench cards provides practical information and tools the court can use to help support the mental health of court-involved youth. They are part of a series of resources intended to help promote positive mental health for youth and families experiencing court involvement. The bench cards discuss not only how to support youth experiencing mental illness, but also how to promote mental health and wellness. The bench cards address topics including courtroom practice tips, accessing community-based mental health services, considerations at different ages and stages, and the roles of the probate, family, and juvenile courts. |
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Bench Guide: Supporting the Mental Health of Children and Youth in Family Court (December 2022) This Judicial Bench Guide provides practical information and tools courts can use to help support the mental health of youth in family court proceedings and ensure these youth have access to services. The Bench Guide offers an understanding of how unmet mental health needs and prior trauma may impact the ways in which youth, parents, and caregivers engage in family court proceedings and highlights effective and compassionate ways of responding that are not punitive. |
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Bench Guide: Supporting the Mental Health of Youth and Families in Probate Guardianship Court (December 2022) This Judicial Bench Guide provides practical information and tools courts can use to help support the mental health of youth in Probate Guardianship proceedings and ensure these youth have access to services. The Bench Guide offers an understanding of how unmet mental health needs and prior trauma may impact the ways in which youth, parents, and caregivers engage in probate guardianship proceedings and highlights effective and compassionate ways of responding that are not punitive. |
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Bench Cards: Supporting the Mental Health of Youth in Juvenile Court (2019) This provides judges with a set of bench cards and a companion resource guide that offers a wealth of information about mental health diagnosis, treatment, resources, and more. |
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Bench Cards: Understanding Trauma and Supporting Educational Opportunity (2019) includes bench cards that describe how trauma can impact educational attainment, set forth how to highlight education at every hearing, and provide guidance on creating trauma-informed spaces for children and youth. |
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Special Projects for At-Risk Populations The Foster Care Model of Care Workgroup (June 2020) |
Experience-Based Advocacy for System-Involved Youth: Behavioral Health
This discussion with survivors of human trafficking and former system-involved youth provides insight into their lived experiences within the juvenile justice system and how the juvenile justice system can be improved to create trauma-informed and safe courtrooms for youth.
Resource: Video Short, Same Topic (16:27)
December 2024 - 64 Minutes
Additional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinars
I▶ Culture, Trauma, and Context: Strategies for Successful Case Outcomes (72 Minutes) December 2023
This presentation provides strategies for successful case outcomes for justice-involved families, children, and underserved communities by examining the role and context of culture in California.
I▶ LGBTQIA+ Youth and Mental Health Webinar (40 Minutes) October 2023
The objective of this webinar is to explore the current landscape of LGBTQIA+ youth mental health and provide practical ways that court stakeholders can support LGBTQIA+ youth. As an accompaniment to the webinar, click here for a list of mental health resources for LGBTQIA+ youth.
I▶ Race, Equity, and Mental Health (50 Minutes) February 2023
The objective of this webinar is to explore issues of racial equity and structural racism and their impact on children’s mental health and well-being. Join an engaging discussion with Dr. Rhea Boyd and Jevon Wilkes to better understand the impact of policing, the punishment pipeline, and youth mental health.
I▶ Getting Unstuck: Administering Outside the Lines (48 Minutes) May 2022
This session explores how to navigate the ongoing challenges of leadership amid exhaustion, uncertainty, and change. It offers a practical approach to mental health accountability and autonomous decision-making within the context of court culture and infrastructure.
I▶ Contemplating Race, Access to Justice, and Equity (55 Minutes) October 2021
This webinar addresses how race and implicit bias can affect decisions and outcomes in the justice system. Participants will explore challenges and strategies illustrated through hypothetical situational exercises involving racial bias, perceptions of behaviors, and decision making.
Community Impact Strategies to Address Homelessness
This webinar focuses on the whole person care approach model to assist people experiencing homelessness, support navigating the wide range of services, and access to recovery-oriented behavioral health services.
Resource: Video Short, Same Topic (20:00)
October 2024 - 45 Minutes
Additional Effective Models and Approaches Webinars
I▶ Youth Homelessness and Justice Involvement (49 Minutes) October 2024
This presentation addresses how to effectively support system involved youth and discusses the relationship between homelessness and justice involvement. Training topics include the role of social services, reentry programs, and navigating both legal and housing systems.
I▶ Peer-to-Peer Webinar for Judges and Court Stakeholders (47 Minutes) March 2024
This webinar features an in-depth panel discussion on how judges can build a supportive culture in their courtroom, overcome challenges, and provides practical strategies that court stakeholders can integrate in day-to-day work to better support youth mental health.
Resources: SF Family Treatment Center Information and Peer-to-Peer webinar handouts
I▶ Youth Mental Health: Substance Use and Harm Reduction Webinar (47 Minutes) January 2024
This webinar examines the circumstances, barriers, treatment, and solutions surrounding substance use needs among youth and the benefit of harm reduction principles, with a focus on opioid use disorder.
Resource: Youth Mental Health: Substance Use and Harm Reduction Webinar: Key Takeaways and Resources (PDF)
I▶ Elevating the Voices of Lived Experience Experts and Advocates Webinar (53 Minutes) October 2023
The objective of this webinar is to feature the voices of experts with lived experience. The training features discussions on topics including trauma, foster care, and strength-based strategies to assist court-involved youth. The presentation identifies key takeaways, strategies, and approaches provided by advocates who have been impacted by the court system as young people. As an accompaniment to the webinar, click for a list of resources, key takeaways and tips on how to support court involved youth.
I▶ Improving Court Practices In Mental Health and Information-Sharing Webinar (55 Minutes) March 2023
Join us to explore the ethical, medical, and legal principles surrounding confidentiality and privilege in mental and behavioral health information. Using real-world court scenarios, we’ll discuss best practices and strategies for promoting mental health and well-being while navigating information sharing in the courtroom.
I▶ Tips and Tools: How to Work with, Understand, Support Youth Dealing with Mental Health Issues (42 Minutes) September 2022
This video explores techniques and culturally responsive approaches to engage with young people who may have behavioral health challenges (mental wellness or substance abuse.)
I▶ Tips and Tools on Juvenile Mental-Behavioral Health Panel Discussion (48 Minutes) September 2022
Panelists from Part 1 of the presentation address strategies for courts and their partners to better work with young people, especially in light of the additional challenges posed by the pandemic.
I▶ Psychotropic Medication and California’s Foster Youth (44 Minutes) June 2022
Juvenile court judges in California are tasked with authorizing the use of psychotropic medications for children in foster care, often without formal medical training, which can make informed decision-making difficult. This webinar offers an overview of psychotropic medications, their risks and benefits for foster youth, and the roles of key participants in the prescription and approval process.
I▶ How Courts Can Support the Mental Health of Youth and Families (52 Minutes) April 2022
This webinar provides courts and justice partners with an understanding of the role that they can play in responding to mental health needs and advancing access to mental health care for court-involved youth and families.
I▶ Judicial System Considerations for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (67 Minutes) July 2021
This webinar provides information for courts and justice partners to consider when working with youth who have autism spectrum disorder.
Proposition 1 and Behavioral Health Transformation
This webinar breaks down Proposition 1, with panelists describing in detail what the proposition does, how and when it will be implemented, and funding considerations.
Resources: Proposition 1 Fact Sheets, Presentation materials and Video Short, Same Topic (5:56)
July 2024 - 49 Minutes
Additional Mental Health Services: Key Programs Webinars
I▶ Identifying Needs and Gaps in Accessing Mental Health Care for System-Involved Youth (50 Minutes) November 2022
Examines the increased mental health challenges for system-involved youth and highlights models of care and funding sources to meet needs and gaps in youth mental health care. The presentation focuses on serving youth in the child welfare system, foster care, justice involved, special education, and homeless/marginally housed populations.
I▶ Ensuring Appropriate Service Provision for System-Involved Youth (56 Minutes) October 2022
This webinar covers the behavioral health needs of system-involved youth, the availability of behavioral health services, how to ensure appropriate service provision, the impact of SB 221 on service provision, how to enforce the right to access behavioral health, and other resources.
I▶ Connecting Court-Involved Families to Their Benefits (35 Minutes) August 2022
There are many changes and improvements happening in California’s Medi-Cal Program focused on improving access to mental health. Among these are an increased role for Medi-Cal managed care plans and a number of significant systems reforms. Join this presentation to better understand the architecture of the Medicaid system and the emerging role of California's managed care organizations. This webinar explores Medi-Cal’s scope of mental health benefits – what’s covered and who pays for it, plus how systems-involved youth and families can access Medi-Cal counseling and mental health services with no co-pay.
I▶ Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Mental Health Care for Children and Families (58 Minutes) March 2022
This webinar offers an overview of the mental health needs, services, and supports available to children and families in California. Includes information about key programs and funding sources.
I▶ CalAIM and Juvenile Courts (60 Minutes) March 2022
This webinar focuses on the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, whose goal is to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of the Medi-Cal population by implementing broad delivery system, program, and payment reforms across the Medi-Cal program. This webinar’s panelists discuss how CalAIM will impact the juvenile justice community.
I▶ California’s Evolving Mental Health Care Landscape – What Courts Need to Know (54 Minutes) December 2021
This webinar provides an overview of ongoing efforts to reform and improve California's mental health care system, and how this may impact youth and families in California courts.
Beyond Awareness: How Schools Address Trauma and Promote Resilience
This training focuses on leveraging school-based mental health support and services for youth. Additionally, the discussion analyzes how schools are shifting from general awareness of how trauma-impacts learning to one of responsiveness, enhancing protective factors of students, staff and families.
Resource: Video Short, Same Topic (8:00)
October 2024 - 45 Minutes
Additional School-Based Webinars
I▶ School-Based Mental Health: A Clinical Perspective (49 Minutes) October 2022
Discussion on how to leverage school-based mental health services and the strength and challenges in the approach. The presentation explores the delivery of behavioral health services on the school site, common models, staffing of school-based behavioral health, information sharing, and frequently heard terms.
I▶ Primer on School-Based Mental Health Services, Support, and Care (46 Minutes) September 2022
This presentation by the California Children’s Trust focuses on the fundamental changes in the role of school-based support of mental and emotional health of youth. Topics include funding for school-based mental health services, California’s K-12 education system, school-linked mental health supports, and key takeaways.
I▶ Targeted Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Early Intervention Through Schools (43 Minutes) August 2022
This webinar discusses why it’s important to implement services through school, what services are available in schools (with a focus on Medi-Cal), and how services are provided through schools, including how to identify local partners. Speakers Nancy Hsu of the National Health Law Program and Lisa Eisenberg of the California School-Based Health Alliance also discuss challenges that schools may face. View slides for this presentation with links. This is the first in a series of webinars related to service provision for system-involved youth.
I▶ The Pandemic’s Impact on the Mental Health of Youth (62 Minutes) July 2022
Mental health challenges in children, adolescents, and young adults are real and widespread. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered their experiences at home, school, and in the community, and the effect on their mental health has been devastating. Join this presentation where we explore what the data is telling us and strategies to mitigate the impact of Covid including funding and resources available to courts and justice partners.