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The Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) has issued its recommendations to OJJDP for strategies to advance juvenile justice reform for LGBQ/GNCT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning/gender nonconforming, transgender) youth. The LGBT subcommittee, which is comprised of FACJJ members and leaders who work with and/or identify as LGBQ/GNCT youth, formulated the recommendations. The recommendations are grouped into four categories:
On April 24, 2017, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, the Coalition for Juvenile Justice will host "Racial and Ethnic Disparities: How States and Communities Can Work Together to Combat Disproportionality." Presenters will discuss how communities and states can address disproportionate minority contact (DMC). Participants will learn about the cross-system impact of DMC and the importance of recognizing how the issues involved in addressing DMC...
The National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) is seeking workshop proposals for its 23rd National Symposium on Juvenile Services to be held October 8-12, 2017, in Orlando, FL. This event will bring together leadership and professionals from juvenile and other human services for training and the opportunity to share program approaches that juvenile justice systems nationwide are implementing. NPJS seeks juvenile services professionals to share their experience...
On Thursday, April 27, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, and Friday, April 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT, the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) will hold its annual meeting in Chicago, IL. The agenda will include reports from the FACJJ legislation, confidentiality of court records, research and publications, and transitioning youth subcommittees. The agenda will also include...
The award recipient will build on the successes of the past OJJDP National Intertribal Youth Leadership Summits and further expand the types of leadership development support that OJJDP offers to Tribal youth. This initiative aims to enhance Tribal efforts to increase youth engagement, coordination, and action related to juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and public safety in Indian country. The recipient will employ multiple strategies, including...
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in collaboration with OJJDP, is seeking a visiting fellow to enhance the capacity to analyze and report critical data to the field regarding juvenile justice populations. Visiting fellows will have an opportunity to address substantive, methodological, and analytic issues relevant to OJJDP programs and to further knowledge about and understanding of the operation of the juvenile justice system. Fellowships...
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...
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform will hold its 2017 LEAD (Leadership. Evidence. Analysis. Debate.) Conference, April 6–7, 2017, at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. This year’s theme is “Moving from Research to Policy and Practice to Improve the Lives of Youth.” The conference will feature more than 40 of the country’s leading experts in childhood research, policy, and practice. The conference will focus on key developments...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2017. In this issue’s message, OJJDP Acting Administrator Eileen M. Garry discusses the Office’s support of mentoring programs to better the lives of our nation’s youth. The top story highlights the 2017 National Mentoring Summit, which OJJDP cosponsored, and the Office’s mentoring-related initiatives.
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