Learning for Collective Impact
Integrating collective action and improvement science frameworks is essential for developing focused strategies to…
TOPIC: Youth
Guide to Developing and Revising Suicide Prevention Protocols for Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
Youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, especially those in residential…
Screening and Assessment for Suicide Prevention: Tools and Procedures for Risk Identification among Juvenile Justice Youth
Identifying suicide risk among young people is a critical component of the comprehensive approach…
Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Review of the Literature
Despite significant concern over suicidal ideation and behavior among youth involved with the juvenile…
Caring for Youth with Behavioral Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Knowledge and Skills of the Professionals Who Supervise Them
This brief examines the results of implementing a program—the Mental Health Training for Juvenile…
Mental Health Screening Tools for Children and Youth
Mental Health Screening Tools for Children and Youth provides a list of mental health…
Strengthening School-Family Community Partnerships Through the School Responder Model
Strengthening School-Family Community Partnerships Through the School Responder Model explores how the School Responder…
Juvenile Diversion Guidebook
The Juvenile Diversion Guidebook explores diversion for youth involved with the juvenile justice system….
Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations for Juvenile Drug Courts
Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations for Juvenile Drug Courts provides a series of recommendations for juvenile…
Improving Diversion Policies and Programs for Justice-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Improving Diversion Policies and Programs for Justice-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Mental and Substance Use…
Providing and Receiving Technical Assistance: Lessons From Models for Change
Providing and Receiving Technical Assistance: Lessons From Models for Change provides a brief overview…
Preventing Suicide: Working With Youth Who Are Justice Involved
Preventing Suicide: Working With Youth Who Are Justice Involved gives a foundational summary for…
Preventing Juvenile Suicide Through Improved Collaboration: Strategies for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Agencies
Preventing Juvenile Suicide Through Improved Collaboration: Strategies for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Agencies…
Law Enforcement-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
Law Enforcement-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network provides an…
Workforce Development: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
Workforce Development: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network provides an update…
School-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
School-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network provided an update…
Family Engagement and Involvement: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
Family Engagement and Involvement: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network provided…
Intake-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
Intake-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network explores probation intake…
A Primer for Mental Health Practitioners Working With Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
A Primer for Mental Health Practitioners Working With Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice…
Need to Know: A Fact Sheet Series on Juvenile Suicide—Juvenile Detention and Secure Care Staff
Need to Know: A Fact Sheet Series on Juvenile Suicide was developed by the…
Need to Know: A Fact Sheet Series on Juvenile Suicide—Juvenile Probation Staff
Need to Know: A Fact Sheet Series on Juvenile Suicide was developed by the…
Diverting Youth With Behavioral Health Needs From the School-Justice Pathway
Diverting Youth With Behavioral Health Needs From the School-Justice Pathway: School-Based Behavioral Health Diversion—Who,…
Trauma and the School Responder Model Tip Sheet Series for Educators: Trauma as a Contextual Factor in School Responder Model Implementation
This tip sheet provides a summary of the importance of trauma-informed approaches that can…
Trauma and the School Responder Model Tip Sheet Series for Educators: Overview of Trauma
This tip sheet provides an overview of trauma to help educators understand its prevalence…
Augmenting Restorative Approaches with Behavioral Health Supports in School
This research-to-practice brief explores the relatively recent expansion of the use of restorative practices…
Children’s Behavioral Health and Implementation of the School Responder Model
This resource describes the opportunities that exist with coordinating a multi-tiered system of supports…
The Intersection Between the School Responder Model Framework and Special Education Law
This brief discusses how the School Responder Model (SRM) framework connects with federal special…
Family Resources Inventory: An Overview of Resources for Family, Youth, and Staff
This Family Resources Inventory was compiled to assist the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network…
Systems of Care Programs That Serve Youth Involved With the Juvenile Justice System: Funding and Sustainability
This brief explores ways in which communities can financially sustain the efforts they have…
Successfully Collaborating With the Juvenile Justice System
This brief takes a close look at the importance of true collaboration between community‐based…
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System in System of Care Communities
This brief provides an overview of the challenges many system of care communities face…
Sustaining Change: A Models for Change Guidebook
This report and the accompanying workbook provide information on the following four broad strategies…
Advances and Innovations Emerging from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: 2009 Update
This report summarizes the key accomplishments of the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice (MH/JJ) Action Network,…
Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations for Juvenile Drug Courts
In 2005, Louisiana was selected to participate in the John D. and Catherine T….
Mental Health Screening within Juvenile Justice: The Next Frontier
Mental Health Screening within Juvenile Justice: The Next Frontier discusses issues surrounding screening youth…
Trauma Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Critical Issues and New Directions
This paper discusses the prevalence and impact of trauma and traumatic stress among youth…
Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System
Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System examines…
Diverting Youth at Probation Intake: The Front-End Diversion Initiative
Diverting Youth at Probation Intake: The Front-End Diversion Initiative addresses the growing body of…
Developing Effective Policies for Addressing the Needs of Court-Involved Youth with Co-Occurring Disorders
Developing Effective Policies for Addressing the Needs of Court-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Disorders focuses…
New Directions to Effectively Address Co-Occurring Mental Disorders
New Directions to Effectively Address Co-occurring Mental Disorders outlines program modifications for juvenile drug…
Providing Effective Treatment for Youth with Co-Occurring Disorders
Providing Effective Treatment for Youth with Co-Occurring Disorders addresses the gap in treatment options…
Innovation Brief: Schools Turn to Treatment, Not Punishment, for Children with Mental Health Needs
Innovation Brief: Schools Turn to Treatment, Not Punishment, for Children with Mental Health Needs…
Caring for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Knowledge and Skills
Caring for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Knowledge…
Policy Statement on Indiscriminate Shackling of Juveniles in Court
Policy Statement on Indiscriminate Shackling of Juveniles in Court states the National Center of…
Opportunities to Pursue Trauma-Related Work in the Every Student Succeeds Act: A Product of the Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative
Opportunities to Pursue Trauma-Related Work in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): A Product…
Guidance for Trauma Screening in Schools: A Product of the Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative
Guidance for Trauma Screening in Schools: A Product of the Defending Childhood State Policy…
Family and Youth Engagement to Keep Kids in School Podcast Series
Produced by the National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice with support from the…
Blueprint for Change: Funding Mental Health Services for Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
Blueprint for Change: Funding Mental Health Services for Youth in Contact with the Juvenile…
Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with…
Youth With Mental Health Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System: Results From a Multi-State Prevalence Study
Youth With Mental Health Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System: Results From a Multi-State…
A Blueprint for Change: Improving the System Response to Youth With Mental Health Needs Involved With the Juvenile Justice System
A Blueprint for Change: Improving the System Response to Youth with Mental Health Needs…
Juvenile Mental Health Courts: An Emerging Strategy
Juvenile Mental Health Courts: An Emerging Strategy explores the potential impacts of juvenile mental…
Juvenile Diversion: Programs for Justice-Involved Youth with Mental Health Disorders
Juvenile Diversion: Programs for Justice-Involved Youth with Mental Health Disorders explores the results of…
Adolescent Girls with Mental Health Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System
Adolescent Girls with Mental Health Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System explores the…
Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile…
Involving Families of Youth Who Are in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
Involving Families of Youth Who Are in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System explores…
Funding Mental Health Services for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Challenges and Opportunities
Funding Mental Health Services for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Challenges and Opportunities…
Program to Achieve Wellness Archive
From 2015 to 2018, Policy Research operated the Program to Achieve Wellness (PAW) on…
The Importance of Connecting Physical Well-Being to Mental Well-Being in Young Adults
Youth and young adults (YYA) make broad decisions about their health and well-being, with…
The Importance of Addressing Serious Mental Illness in Youth and Young Adults
Young adults (aged 18-25) have the highest prevalence of serious mental illness compared to…
Managing Obesity in Youth and Young Adults
In 2016, 33.9 percent of transition-aged women (between ages 18 and 20) were overweight…
Treating Illicit Drug and Opioid Use in Young Adults
Substance use disorders do not discriminate based on age, and young adults are no…
Resources for Young Adults of Transition Age
Young adults will take on the responsibility of their own health care and become…
Resources for Providers Working with Young Adults of Transition Age
This one-pager, developed by the Program to Achieve Wellness, lists and describes resources for…
SSI for Children Fact Sheets
The Supplementary Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)…
Connecting Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness to Social Security Disability Benefits
This issue brief, developed by the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Technical Assistance…
School Responder Model Virtual Toolbox
Juvenile Mental Health Courts
This presentation was delivered at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Annual…
Making Physical Health and Well-Being Matter for Youth and Young Adults: Education and Prevention
This webinar, hosted by the Program to Achieve Wellness, discussed methods and strategies that…