Youth Today
All posts tagged "diversion"
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982GrantsAt-risk and system-involved youth development, prevention and treatment grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, At-risk/System-Involved Youth, Diversion, Youth Development, Community | Amount: Up to $800,000 | Deadline: July 8, 2024
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370GrantsBuilding capacity of diversion for youth with substance abuse/mental health problems program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Substance Use/Abuse, Diversion, Justice-involved Youth | Amount: Up to $6,000,000 | Deadline: June 24, 2024
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974► ReportsProtect and redirect: America’s growing movement to divert youth out of the justice system
Many jurisdictions took steps in the past decade to expand diversion opportunities for youth.
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826► ReportsEffective alternatives to youth incarceration
Reversing America’s continuing overreliance on incarceration will require two sets of complementary reforms.
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610GrantsJuvenile justice reform leadership team grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Minority Youth, Systemic Racism, Diversion, Juvenile Justice Reform | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 10, 2023
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayNo place for (most) kids
We’re spinning our wheels when court is our primary response to youth misbehavior.
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1.0KGrantsGrants for community-based alternatives to youth incarceration
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Incarceration, Youth Welfare, Justice-involved Youth, Community | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: Apr. 11, 2023
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2.3K► ReportsMinorities are less likely than whites to bypass courts for community-based rehabilitation, new analysis finds
Released today, the Sentencing Project’s “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” analyzes nationwide data. Citing,...
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2.4KNewsFor a child who killed their child, they chose restoration, not prison
The day they came face-to-face with the teen who accidentally shot and killed their son, Brad and Meagan Hulett confirmed, in their...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayApprenticeships should be part of programming for juvenile offenders
One of the strongest elements of our diversion agreements was a structured community service program. The most successful programs treated juvenile referrals...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayEffective anti-violence efforts are trauma-informed
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayAs some detention centers close, reviving “tough-on-crime” is bad policy
Recent surges in homicides and shootings have prompted some who are opposed to juvenile justice reforms to call for a return to...
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1.1K► ReportsRethinking the Role of the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Youth’s School Attendance and Educational Outcomes
This new brief from the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center discusses findings from an unprecedented research study on the impact...
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1.8K► ReportsExpand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System
The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...
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6.5KGuest Opinion EssayHow I Changed How Young People Saw Community Service
While serving as a juvenile diversion officer, I had the opportunity to see how we use community service in the juvenile justice...
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1.7KNewsJDAI Shifts Focus to Overhauling Probation, Increasing Diversion
When the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) in the tough-on-crime era of the early 1990s, politicians...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayYouth in Foster Care Deserve Greater Chance to Enter Diversion Programs
Over the past two decades, I have had the extraordinary experience of working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system and...
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2.9KFrom the BureausThey’re Working to Reform Juvenile Justice With an ‘Art Attack’
The pianist jammed on the Steinway with such force, he stood up to play it. The rest of the orchestra swayed with...
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2.9KNewsLos Angeles Board Of Supervisors Votes To Launch ‘Historic’ Juvenile Diversion Plan
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ambitious plan to divert thousands of the county’s youth...
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1.5KNewsLos Angeles Supervisors to Vote on Comprehensive, Countywide Youth Diversion Program
Los Angeles County Supervisors are scheduled to vote today on a motion determining whether or not they will give the go-ahead to...
