Strategies for Youth

Strategies for Youth (SFY) is dedicated to improving law enforcement-youth relations across the United States by providing training and developing policies for police interactions with youth. SFY's current focus includes expanding training programs to better equip officers in handling youth in crisis situations and supporting Massachusetts'. SFY plans to collaborate with Massachusetts advocates to enhance training programs such as Policing the Teen Brain, aiming to equip officers with effective strategies for de-escalating youth mental health crises and advocating for broader adoption of these practices in law enforcement training nationwide.