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Juvenile drug treatment

Supporting Information for the Initiative to Development Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines


Research Reviews and Practices Scans: To establish a research evidence base for the Guideline Statements, the Core Research Team first conducted four systematic reviews based on a uniform process. The Core Research also conducted two systematic reviews of JDTC policies and practices. First, the project team used a combination of document review and interviews to conduct an environmental scan of 25 JDTCs. Second, more intensive...

OJJDP To Provide Drug Treatment Resources at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

OJJDP will provide drug treatment resources at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 22-25 in Atlanta, GA. The Summit brings together stakeholders to address the opioid crisis and discuss what's working in drug abuse prevention and treatment. Available resources include the following OJJDP fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:

Brief on Family Engagement in Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts Released

The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, has released the OJJDP-funded “Engage, Involve, Empower: Family Engagement in Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts.” This technical assistance brief, which is based on the results of a nationwide survey of juvenile drug treatment courts, juvenile mental health courts, and hybrid juvenile...