Join us for these In-Person and Remote Events
Our events page provides an overview of our upcoming in-person, remote, and networking events. We look forward to meeting you at one of these events!
ATI Basics Webinar Recordings
ATI Basics Webinar I: Why Alternatives to Incarceration?
Access the recording in English here.
Learning Outcomes include:
- Gain an understanding of how treatment, care, and accountability are more effective in reducing crime and drug use where substance use is an underlying cause of involvement with the justice system.
- Learn why justice, health, and community system partnerships make the best use of each system’s strengths and resources.
- Develop an interest in planning, implementing, and evaluating ATI initiatives in their countries.
ATI Basics Webinar II: Fundamentals of ATI
Access the recording in English here.
Learning Outcomes include:
- Learn about evidence-based treatment and interventions designed to have the most significant impact in reducing drug use and crime.
- Learn about the building blocks for systems of alternatives to incarceration, including justice / health / community system roles, utilizing individual risks and needs to determine the right approach, and how case care management supports service planning and delivery.
- Understand how alternatives to incarceration can be designed from the front to the back end of the justice system involving the full continuum of the justice system.
ATI Basics Webinar III: SUD Treatment for Persons in the Justice System
Access the recording in English here.
Learning Outcomes include:
- Learn about key elements and techniques of screening and assessment for behavioural health disorders in the justice system, including addressing criminal risk and needs.
- Understand substance use treatment approaches that are effective and ineffective for criminal justice populations.
- Identify specialised cognitive and behavioural treatment approaches for use in the justice system, including strategies to address criminal thinking.
- Become familiar with medical treatments for substance use disorders, including detoxification protocols and medications.
ATI Basics IV: Models of Alternatives to Incarceration
Access the recording in English here.
Learning Outcomes include:
- Learn how countries throughout the globe have been able to adapt and implement ATI across diverse geographic and legal settings.
- Gain insights into how ATI systems incorporate key building blocks including justice / health / community system roles, and use individual risks and needs to determine the right approach.
- Understand how case care management facilitates service planning and delivery.
Thessaloniki, Greece Art of Healing Conference 2024 Recordings
Justice Opportunities for Treatment Intervention
Access the recordings in English here.
Learning Outcomes include:
- Understand how justice systems are evolving to include treatment, care, and accountability as alternatives to incarceration (ATI) for individuals with substance use disorders involved in the justice system.
- Explore how justice collaborations work.
- Learn about examples from across the entire justice continuum in the USA, the Philippines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Challenges and Opportunities in Providing Evidence-Based Treatment for Persons in the Criminal Justice System
Access the recordings in English here.
Learning Outcomes include:
- Learn why the absence or poor quality of treatment services can result in the rapid cycling of persons through courts, prisons, and emergency services in the community, and how this challenge can be addressed.
- Explore how evidence-based assessment, treatment, and case management services are designed to interrupt the rapid cycling of persons in the justice system who have substance use disorders.
- Learn about effective treatment services for persons with Substance Use Disorders in South Africa, Latin America, and the U.S.
Monthly ICATI Networking Conversations
We will host Zoom meetings where participants can discuss ATI with experts and colleagues from around the globe.
Fall - Upcoming Details Coming Soon.
Evaluating Your Systems for ATI Readiness (TBD)
Including a self-assessment for countries
Receive updates by joining our network here.