John Kelly

Psych Meds In Jails

A ground-breaking, year-long investigation by Youth Today has uncovered ample evidence that many youths incarcerated in American juvenile facilities are getting potent...

Weekly Notes: Is it Missouri Model’s time?; LWOP goings-on; and more

***As noted in last week’s Notes, the October issue of Youth Today includes “Psych Meds Behind Bars,” a look at what is...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Pregnancy Prevention Grants Awarded

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $188 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants Thursday. Most of the grants...

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More Children Insured as Poverty Rose

Unemployment soared between 2008 and 2009, and the majority of states saw more of their citizens living in poverty, but the number...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Breaking Down the Juvenile Justice Grants (UPDATED Sept. 30)

***The Office of Justice Programs has released its 2010 grants over the past few weeks; the agency has until Oct. 1 to...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Justice Awards “Defending Childhood” Grants

Attorney General Eric Holder appeared at a meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention last week to officially...

Weekly Notes: Interesting recs discussed by JJ Council; new Youtube video pushes reauthorization; and more

***First, a quick teaser for “Psych Meds Behind Bars,” a major story coming out in the October edition of Youth Today, which...

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Study Questions Child Welfare Systems’ Drug Policies

More than two-thirds of state child welfare systems employ health professionals that handle the use of psychotropic drugs, but far fewer have...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

New Juvenile Justice Grants Explained

***The Office of Justice Programs started to release announcements of its grants this week, and will continue to announce more until Oct....

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Justice Names Major Mentoring Grant Winners

Some of the biggest organizations in youth work were winners of the Justice Department’s National Mentoring grants announced Wednesday. They are: *...

Weekly Notes: New Candidate for OJJDP; Youth Court Month; upcoming events; and more

***The name of one candidate for the administrator position at the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has emerged this...

Weekly Notes – Summer Roundup

Hope everyone in the JJ field had a great summer. JJ Today was relatively quiet in the month of August for two...

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ACF Releases Rules for Extending Foster Care, GAP to Age 21

Rules published by the Administration for Children and Families this summer could make it easier for cash-strapped states to use new federal...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for September 2010

Foundations An-Me Chung, who handled much of the Charles Mott Foundation’s after-school portfolio for 10 years, has joined another behemoth in the...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Some States Find JJDPA Not Worth the Money

Some state governments recently have discussed whether participating in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) is valuable, even before a...