2017 Annual Conference

Access, Accountability, & Advocacy: Addressing Educational, Physical, and Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System

This conference is focused on the latest research and developments from a variety of sectors to make sure that children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, or are at risk of coming into contact with the juvenile justice system, receive quality care. Workshops focused on services that could be provided to youth to lead safe and productive lives. ​

Conference Resources:

• Conference Program
• Enhancing Health and Education Outcomes: “Whole Child, Whole City: Innovative City Models to Improve Health and Education Outcomes and Keep Young People out of the Juvenile Justice System.”
  • Attachments:
    • “Advancing Education and Health Through the Community School Strategies,” National League of Cities.
    • “Municipal Leadership for Afterschool,” National League of Cities. 
    • “Increasing Public Safety and Improving Outcomes for Youth through Juvenile Justice Reform,” National League of Cities. 
    • “How City Leaders Can Draw Upon Adolescent Development Research Findings To Provide a Framework for Juvenile Justice Reform,” National League of Cities. 
• “Ensuring Justice Involvement Does Not Increase Youth Homelessness,” Coalition For Juvenile Justice.
• “Transforming Youth Justice in Probation, Dual Status Youth and Adolescent Development: Innovative Youth Training and Technical Assistance Available in Your Jurisdiction,” RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice.
• “An Evidence-Based, Treatment Oriented, and Developmental Approach for Youth with Substance Use Disorders in the Justice System,” OJJDP. 
• “Runaway and Homeless Youth: How RHYA Can Help Support Young People Who Are Justice Involved,” National Network for Youth.
• “Graduated Responses 2.0: New Resources and Insights to Help Youth Succeed on Probation,” Center for Children’s Law and Policy. 
• “Preventing Unintentional Harm: Understanding Implicit Bias in Juvenile Justice,” The Center of Policing Equity. 
• “Full Community Collaboration in Service of System-Involved Youth,” The Family Partners Program. 
• “Addressing Trauma: Eliminating Strip Searches,” Juvenile Law Center. 
• “Education Access and Advocacy: A Prevention and Reentry Strategy,” SchoolHouse Connection. 
• “Driving Accoountability: Solitary Confinement and Juvenile Justice Facilities.”
  • Attachments:
    • “Understanding the Scope and Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities,” Juvenile Law Center.
    • “Resource List,” Coalition for Juvenile Justice.
    • “Recent and Pending Cases Challenging Solitary Confinement of Children.”  
• “Interrupting the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System.”
  • Attachments:
    • “Physical and Mental Health Needs Fact Sheet,” Rights4Girls.
    • “Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline Fact Sheet,” Rights4Girls.
• “Implementation Successes: Achieving Better Outcomes from Juvenile Justice Reforms,” Crime and Justice Institute at CRJ.