The 17th Judicial Circuit was represented by the Early Childhood Courts (ECC) team at the National Safe Baby Court Team Conference on August 17, 2023. The Honorable Hope Tieman Bristol was joined by Program Coordinator for ECC & Dependency Drug Court, Trent Baker, Dependency-Early Childhood Court Coordinator, Tiffany Jackson and several team members were in attendance.
The conference is held annually for child welfare professionals, judges, court personnel, service providers, community coordinators, parent leaders and community partners who implement and are familiar with the Safe Babies approach.