With a mission to serve those who serve our communities, for more than 45 years the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) has equipped local, state, federal, Tribal, and regional jurisdictions with resources, tools, and innovations to help achieve their justice-related goals. Through its proven and trusted approach, IIR has earned a national reputation for excellence. This is exemplified in IIR's 28-year engagement with more than 140 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funded projects across the nation, focusing on formulating comprehensive approaches specifically aimed at supporting youth and families.
To support the OJJDP Continuum of Care framework for youth justice, safety, and accountability, IIR brings together technical and subject-matter expertise and lived experience to provide a comprehensive, service-based approach. The goal of IIR’s training and technical assistance (TTA) is to advance the capacities of state and local jurisdictions to plan and achieve expanded and coordinated service networks centered on community safety and effective early intervention programing that are responsive to the needs of youth and families.
IIR’s TTA team supporting this project includes a blend of backgrounds in juvenile justice, positive youth development, quantitative and qualitative analysis, strategic planning, youth and family engagement practices, implementation and sustainment science, nonprofit fund development, and change management. As part of the TTA team, IIR includes Fellows from its Leadership Center for Youth Justice Innovations to engage with field-based stakeholders. Together, the TTA team establishes collaborative relationships with program site representatives to ensure that support is specifically tailored to each site and that planning for youth success is fair, data-informed, cost-effective, and sustainable and, ultimately, reduces reliance on youth incarceration and detention.