Youth Today
All posts tagged "juvenile detention"
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2.6KGrantsYouth/juvenile justice reform and prevention/intervention research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Offenders, Juvenile Recidivism, Research | Amount: Up to $4,000,000 | Deadline: June 10, 2026
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324GrantsCT, TX and WY juvenile justice system improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice/Detention, Racial/Ethnic Disparity, Connecticut, Texas, Wyoming | Amount: Up to $1,045,806 | Deadline: Apr. 30, 2026
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1.4KFrom the FieldWhat 20 years with court-involved youth has taught me about breaking systemic cycles
Even with juvenile justice reform, the underlying conditions that result in court-involved youth remain firmly in place.
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5.7KGrantsYouth reentry support and recidivism prevention program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Reentry, Youth Recidivism, System-involved Youth, Youth Safety | Amount: Up to $750,000 | Deadline: Mar. 30, 2026
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413GrantsGrants to reduce reoffending and recidivism of girls in the juvenile justice system
GRANT FOCUS: Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, Juvenile Detention, Juvenile Recidivism| Amount: Up to $525,000 | Deadline: Oct. 27, 2025
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2.6KGrants
Juvenile justice residential facility emergency planning grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare, Safety, Juvenile Detention/Incarceration | Amount: Up to $200,000 | Deadline: Oct. 27, 2025
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1.6KOpinionBeyond the bars: A physician’s call to action for holistic health in youth justice systems
We must confront an urgent reality: the juvenile justice system is not designed to heal.
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2.7KOpinionDetained and in the dark: Girls in juvenile detention need menstrual health education now
Young women/girls in juvenile detention lack fundamental knowledge needed for choices about their bodies.
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2.0K► PodcastsPodcasts explain latest trends in youth justice
What are effective ways to respond when youth make mistakes and break the law?
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5.1KNews
While youth detention numbers rise, states begin to roll back reforms
States are backtracking on youth justice reforms.
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2.6KNewsThe seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice
Ohio announced it will try to shut down its three large youth correctional facilities.
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3.4K► ReportsNational report highlights severe cost of inadequate juvenile justice system
Our state and federal juvenile justice systems fail to consider stages of adolescent development.
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1.4KNewsTennessee lawmakers want more oversight of juvenile detention. The Department of Children’s Services is pushing back.
New legislation gives an independent agency the power to require changes at juvenile facilities.
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1.4KNewsIllinois judge closes juvenile detention center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
The judge cited staffing shortages that made it difficult to meet new state standards.
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1.1KNewsHundreds of seclusions were “Voluntary.” Some kids don’t see it that way.
Inspections by DCS and reports from detained youth suggest the seclusions are not voluntary.
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3.5KNewsJuvenile detention fees cripple families financially, opponents say
California was first to stop charging families for incarcerating juveniles. Most states continue levying.
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1.8KNewsJudge rules Louisiana must remove youth from Angola
“We demand investment in our children, not punishment," said David Utter, ACLU's lead counsel.
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3.2KNewsKristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
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2.0K► ReportsDrug and alcohol use reported by youth in juvenile facilities, 2008–2018
More youth reported never using drugs in their lifetime in 2018 than in 2008-09.
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Changing course in youth detention: Reversing widening gaps by race and place
A report finds widening racial and geographic inequities in youth detention since the pandemic.
