Upcoming Webinar: Addressing Mental Health and Substance Misuse Issues through Civil Commitment and Criminal Competency Proceedings in Tribal CourtsĀ 

Upcoming Webinar

Addressing Mental Health and Substance Misuse Issues through Civil Commitment and Criminal Competency Proceedings in Tribal Courts 

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), along with our training and technical assistance partners – the Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), and the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) present an upcoming webinar: Addressing Mental Health and Substance Misuse Issues through Civil Commitment and Criminal Competency Proceedings in Tribal Courts.


About the Webinar:

Civil Commitments in Tribal Courts

  • Common issues that give rise to civil commitment proceedings such as mental health issues and substance misuse
  • Civil process for addressing these issues including evaluations and assessments
  • Tribal Codes to support civil commitments
  • Important provisions to include in civil commitment orders

Criminal Competency Issues in Criminal Proceedings

  • Defining criminal competency
  • Common issues that give rise to competency proceedings such as mental health issues
  • Criminal process for addressing these issues including evaluations and assessments
  • Placements of individuals determined to be incompetent to stand trial
  • Tribal Codes to support criminal competency proceedings

Who Should Attend:  

FY 2023 Coordinated Tribal Assistance (CTAS) Purpose Area #3 Grantees and legal professionals, Tribal leaders, and anyone interested in learning more about civil commitment and criminal competency proceedings in Tribal courts.

Presenters:

BJ Jones, Director, Tribal Judicial Institute, UND School of Law

Michelle Rivard Parks, Associate Director, Tribal Judicial Institute, UND School of Law


For assistance with registration or for more information, please email Maria@TLPI.org. To view all of our previous webinars and materials, please visit: www.WalkingOnCommonGround.org/resources-tools/webinars.

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