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Policy Research Associates, in partnership with the State Justice Institute, released a new publication, A National Compendium of Court Navigation Programs. This compendium provides an overview of 18 court navigation programs operating in 22 states across the United States. Court navigation programs provide guidance and information about court processes and procedures to people in contact with the court system. In addition, programs can link people to resources for behavioral health, economic, and social service-related needs.

The compendium provides an overview of each program's funding source, its core components, and its implementation. Each program overview is accompanied by a checklist showing where the program's navigators provide support across the legal system and showing specific services offered by each program. The compendium can serve as a tool for courts to develop their own court navigation program or to expand an existing program's services.

This compendium is available for free download: A National Compendium of Court Navigation Programs