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.