Judge Sheila Calloway will share how Metro Nashville Juvenile Court is creating a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and restorative court in which practices are streamlined to match the best available evidence-based community resources for each individual child. Efforts have included an overhaul of the Court’s organizational structure, streamlining departmental practices, and providing progressive in-service trainings comprising the following: Adverse childhood experiences, trauma-informed care, crisis prevention intervention, nonviolent communication, motivational interviewing, implicit bias awareness, poverty simulation, educational neglect, restorative justice, and creating a safe environment for LGBTQI youth. Learn how these practices are improving outcomes for children and youth.
