Juvenile Collaborative Court In-Person Training Content

Description

The Judicial Council of California (“Judicial Council”), chaired by the Chief Justice of California, is the chief policy making agency of the California judicial system.  The California Constitution directs the Judicial Council to improve the administration of justice by surveying judicial business, recommending improvements to the courts, and making recommendations annually to the Governor and the Legislature.  The Judicial Council also adopts rules for court administration, practice, and procedure, and performs other functions prescribed by law.  The Judicial Council’s Court Operations and Services Division, Center for Families, Children & the Courts (“CFCC”) supports programs in court settings that improve practice and services for children, youth, parents, families, and other court users.

This request seeks proposals to provide at least six (6) workshops, approximately 75 minutes each, of interdisciplinary training on the behavioral health issues of youth and their families who are experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorder and who are currently in, or at risk for involvement in, the juvenile court system and the role that juvenile collaborative courts can play in helping address these issues. These workshops will inform the courts, juvenile collaborative court practitioners, attorneys and partner agencies about the behavioral health needs of youth, the behavioral health services to which they are entitled, and service issues specific to historically underserved populations. Examples of potential training topics include subjects such as psychotropic medication, the role of collaborative courts in meeting the behavioral health needs of youth, diagnoses and treatment modalities, and trauma-informed care in the courts. The workshops are to be held as part of a larger statewide collaborative courts conference in Spring 2027 at a venue in California that will be provided.

The preferential Contractor will be familiar with juvenile collaborative courts, Family Treatment Courts, legal proceedings involving children, the behavioral health needs of at-risk youth, service entitlements and accessing resources across systems.

Questions regarding this RFP must be directed to solicitations@jud.ca.gov and must be received no later than 1:00 PM, Pacific Time, April 22, 2026. 

Proposals must be received no later than 1:00 PM, Pacific Time, May 5, 2026.