National Best Practices Resources
This guide provides resources for specialized dockets operating in Ohio's courts. The resources below will assist courts in implementing Ohio’s certification standards contained in the Ohio Rules of Superintendence Appendix I and Sup.R. 36.20-36.33 for specialized dockets. The Supreme Court of Ohio Specialized Dockets staff offers training and assistance to help courts apply these practices.
- The Supreme Court of Ohio, Specialized Dockets Section
- All Rise, formerly National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
- Treatment Court Institute (All Rise training materials)
- National Treatment Court Resource Center
- Center for Justice Innovation
- National Center for State Courts
- Drug Court Resources-ASAM
- Treatment Court Online
- Concurrent Supervision in a Specialized Docket (2024)
- Response for Ohio Courts on Opioid and Other Drug Overdoses (2022)
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities Guidance for Specialized Dockets (2021)
- Constitutional Rights of Participants Guidance (March 2021)
- Substance Monitoring Guidance (March 2021)
- Principles for the Use of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Drug Courts (March 2021)
Resources by Docket Type
- Supreme Court of Ohio: Juvenile Human Trafficking, Ohio Laws & Safe Harbor Response
- Office for Victims of Crime: Human Trafficking Resources
- Human Trafficking State Courts Collaborative: A Guide to Human Trafficking for State Courts
- Center for Court Innovation: Responding to Sex Trafficking in Your Jurisdiction
- The Council of State Governments
- The Council of State Governments Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice
- The National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
- NCSC and CSG Developing a Mental Health Court
- APA’s Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative -Training Collaborative for Judges and Psychiatrists
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) – Essential Elements of a MH Court
- Justice for Vets
- Education and Training Benefits Offered by the Veterans Administration
- U.S. Department of Labor Connecting Veterans to Training and Employment
- Ohio Department of Veterans Services (Jobs, Benefits, Housing)
- Justice for Vets Veteran Mentorship Program
- List of Ohio VA Facilities
- Veterans Re-Entry Search Services (VRSS)
- PsychArmor Institute – Free Training on Military Culture and Other Important Topics
- Deployment Psych – Clinical Training Resources on Military-Specific Interventions
Specialized Dockets
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