Webinar: Treatment Courts and COVID-19, hosted by NADCP and NCSC
March 26, 2020 | 3:00 p.m. EST
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and National Center for State Courts (NCSC) are hosting a webinar on treatment courts and COVID-19 on Thursday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
This webinar will provide guidance on:
- Federal, state, and local mandates and guidelines impacting treatment courts;
- The NCSC Preparing for a Pandemic: An Emergency Response Benchbook and Operational Guidebook for State Court Judges and Administrators; and
- Adapting treatment court operations during the COVID-19 crisis.
Click here to access the NCSC Benchbook, produced with funding from the State Justice Institute.
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