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Keep Children with Mental Health Challenges out of the Youth …

WEBA. Racism, bias, and cultural competency The mental health system in the U.S. is “weighted heavily towards non-mi-nority values and culture norms” with many diagnostic …

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Mental Health & Racial Justice

WEBEnsuring youth receive mental health treatment, not punishment, is a matter of racial justice. Approximately 75 to 80 percent of all children and youth that need …

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Biden Mental Health Strategy Mirrors NJJN Policy Recommendations

WEBBiden Mental Health Strategy Mirrors NJJN Policy Recommendations. March 15, 2022. Courtney M. McSwain. Ahead of his first State of the Union address, …

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Mental Health Policy Platform 2021

WEBNJJN Key Recommendation: Download and read our policy platform for the full list of recommendations we believe are necessary to ensure youth with mental health …

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Why Communities Matter for Health and Youth Justice

WEBNJJN is committed to a holistic vision of justice where young people have all that they need to thrive as human beings. Youth legal system reforms go hand-in-hand …

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National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) About Us

WEBAbout Us. The National Juvenile Justice Network leads a membership community of 60 state-based organizations and numerous individuals across 42 states and D.C. We all …

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Maine Mental Health Supports

WEBEnsuring youth with mental health disabilities have access to community-based care is the research-proven solution to supporting their mental health needs (see …

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Understanding the Impact of Racial Trauma on Girls of Color

WEBA recent report by the Center for American Progress explains the racial trauma that girls of color experience early in life leading to toxic stres s that impacts brain development and …

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Measuring Success: A Guide to Becoming an Evidence-Based …

WEBIntroduction In recent years, social service providers of all kinds have felt a growing pressure to demonstrate that what they do is an “evidence-based practice.”

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Voices for Georgia's Children Free Your Feels

WEBNJJN member Voices for Georgia's Children (Voices) is taking on the youth mental health crisis with Free Your Feels - a youth mental health campaign aimed to …

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National Juvenile Justice Network NJJN

WEBLocale. Issue. Content. NJJN’s online library includes a wealth of resources on a variety of juvenile justice issues and from numerous sources. Use the library to …

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National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice …

WEBResearch and Program Briefs are periodic publications aimed at improving policy and practice for youth with mental health disorders in contact with the juvenile justice …

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We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to support the …

WEBThe proposed facility closures will enhance public safety. OCFS facilities have a poor track record in preventing recidivism. In fact, 80 percent of children released from OCFS …

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Mental Health to Incarceration Pipeline Infographic

WEBEnd the Mental Health to Incarceration Pipeline Infographic. >>>Click HERE for text only page. [Download Infographic PDF] [Download Infographic Pt. 1 PNG] [Download …

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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) Fact

WEBThe President signed the bill into law on December 21, 2018, amending the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) after years of collaborative efforts among juvenile …

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social servıce and social change

WEBA Pro ce. so. cial s. ervıce an. d social change: ss Guide. In. spiring Activism in the Nonprofit Community. Bu. ildingMovementProject

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10 STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING

WEB3 Figure 1 offers many good reasons for having mental health screening in juvenile justice facilities. Typically it is best to select two or three that seem most important for one’s …

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Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice Systems

WEBThe National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health—dedicated to effective family leadership and advocacy to improve the quality of life of children

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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice

WEBMany states have begun implementing reforms to help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. Thanks to the support of the John D. and Catherine T. …

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Confining Youth for Profit Policy Platform

WEBWhile many of these private facilities are owned or operated by non-profits, we focus this policy platform on for-profit facilities, which pose a unique and significant risk to youth. …

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Raising the Minimum Age for Prosecuting Children

WEBThe U.S. is an outlier throughout the world in the practice of prosecuting young children in court; 14 is the most common minimum age of criminal responsibility internationally. It is …

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The Supreme Court and the Transformation of Juvenile …

WEBThe Supreme Court and the Transformation of Juvenile Sentencing 1 Introduction In the past decade, the Supreme Court has transformed the constitutional landscape of juvenile crime

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