The National Judicial Opioid Task Force Task Force Members Members of the National Judicial Opioid Task Force convened in Indianapolis in June 2018. The Task Force includes representatives from 24 states, most of whom are pictured above. Task Force Co-Chairs

HONORABLE LORETTA H. RUSH DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE , Administrative Director Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

HONORABLE MARK S. CADY NANCY DIXON Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Iowa Judicial Administrator, Kansas Office of Judicial Administration MARCIA M. MEIS Director, Administrative Office of the Illinois HONORABLE PAUL L. REIBER Courts Chief Justice, Supreme Court of HONORABLE JUDITH K. NAKAMURA COREY R. STEEL Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Mexico State Court Administrator, Task Force Workgroups

Children and Civil and Criminal Collaboration and Families Justice Education

Chief Justice Mark Cady (IA) Chief Justice Judith Nakamura (NM) Chief Justice (VT) Marcia Meis (IL) Nancy Dixon (KS) Corey Steel (NE) Judge Tony Capizzi (OH) Judge Shaun Floerke (MN) Chief Justice (MD) Shawn Cohn (CO) Judge Craig Hannah (NY) Lee Ann Barnhardt (ND) Judge Lucinda Masterton (KY) Sandi Hoppough (AZ) Chief Justice Paula Carey (MA) Sandra Moore (PA) Amy Kingery (CO) Greg Lambard (NJ) Judge Alan Summers (AL) Judge Mary Jane Knisely (MT) Melanie Meadows (VA) Judge Lynn Tepper (FL) Judge Charles Peters (MD) Chief Justice Tina Nadeau (NH) Judge Duane Slone (TN) Judge Gregory Pinski (MT)

Task Force Activities

Deliverables Dissemination

Policy Development Opioid Resource Center for Courts

www.ncsc.org/opioids NJOTF Tools and Resources for Courts Addressing the Opioid Crisis

Confronting a crisis. Promoting solutions. Describes the creation and Understanding Addiction: work of the National Judicial Opioid Task A New Perspective Force’s Five Principles for the Courts. Informative video explanation of the physiology of addiction.

PDMPs and the Courts: Part 1 Recording of Part One in a series on PDMPs and how they are used in the justice system.

PDMPs and the Courts: Part 2 Slides for Part Two in the series on PDMPs and how they are used in the justice system.

www.ncsc.org/opioids Children and Families NJOTF Tools and Resources for Courts

Trauma, Substance Use, and Justice System Involved Children Raises Parent Partner Programs – Promising awareness of the impact the opioid epidemic Practice to Keep Families Struggling with has on children and families and shares Substance Use Disorder Together examples of strategies courts have adopted to Discusses how some states are using parent become more trauma-informed and trauma- partner programs to improve reunification outcomes responsive to youth and their families. and foster increased trust and confidence in the child welfare and juvenile court systems. The Court’s Role in Reshaping the Child Welfare System to Focus on Prevention Takeaways from a National Medication-Assisted Treatment for Judicial Opioid Task Force webinar Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorder featuring Jerry Milner and David Kelly Resource to educate justice system professionals from the Children’s Bureau of the about opioid use disorder, key issues surrounding Administration for Children and Families. medication-assisted treatment, the evidence that underlies treatment types, best practices, and legal implications.

www.ncsc.org/opioids Civil and Criminal Justice NJOTF Tools and Resources for Courts

Understanding the Basics of Addiction Naloxone Use in the Courthouse – A Provides the basics of addiction including contributing Judicial Bench Card Describes the signs of factors, treatment, and innovative court programs overdose, what to do if one occurs, how naloxone being used to combat the opioid crisis. can be used to reverse the toxic effects of an Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder overdose, and suggestions for a naloxone policy. Discusses key issues surrounding medication assisted treatment (MAT), the evidence that The Fundamentals of Screening and underlies treatment types for opioid use disorder, Assessment in the Justice System best practices, and legal implications. Describes the purpose of substance use disorder screening and assessment, available tools, and Involuntary Commitment and Guardianship examples of its successful use in courts. Laws for Persons with a Substance Use Disorder List of states that have enacted involuntary commitment and guardianship laws for those suffering Promising Strategies in Providing Opioid from alcoholism and/or substance use disorders. Use Disorder Treatment to Rural, Frontier, Fentanyl, Carfentanil, and their Analogs and other Underserved Communities. Information on barriers to treatment for Opioid Use in the Courthouse Information on Fentanyl, Disorder in rural areas and what some states are carfentanil, and their analogs; and precautionary doing to overcome those barriers. measures implemented by courts.

www.ncsc.org/opioids Collaboration and Education NJOTF Tools and Resources for Courts

Tribal-State Court Forums: Addressing SUD Dictionary for State Courts Resource the Opioid Crisis Collaboration between state for judges and court staff involved with substance and tribal courts regarding the opioid crisis. use disorder (SUD) issues. Includes technical terms, acronyms, and references used by Sample Court Transfer Agreement - State medical and treatment professionals. and Tribal Courts Designed and recommended for use in jurisdictions where state court judges – Words Matter – Judicial Language especially those who preside over adult drug court and Substance Use Disorders programs – operate in proximity to the location of a Research-based recommendations of Tribal Healing to Wellness Court. specific language and phrases judges can use to effectively communicate with Tribal Cultural Competency Information for individuals with substance use disorder. Judges Provides basic information to state judges and court employees who interact with members of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in their courts. Sample Court Transfer Agreement - State and Federal Courts Document designed and recommended for use in jurisdictions where state Creating a Local or Regional Judicial Opioid court judges – especially those who preside over Task Force Provides an outline for starting a regional adult drug court programs – operate in proximity to or local judicial opioid task force. the location of a federal district court.

www.ncsc.org/opioids Upcoming ▪ Use of the Sequential Intercept Model Publications ▪ OUD Treatment for Pregnant Women ▪ Interdisciplinary Team Building ▪ Federal Resources to Support Judicial Opioid Responses ▪ Opioids By the Numbers ▪ Medical-Legal Addiction Resource Guide Fact Sheets ▪ Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Fact Sheet ▪ Pre-Petition Family Treatment Courts Fact Sheet

The Task Force has also partnered with the American Association of Addiction Psychiatry and the National Judicial College to create curriculum and host judicial education “train the trainer” events later in 2019.