Found 31 matches.
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LGBTQI Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings: Closing the Gap between Recommended Practice and Reality
Tags: Federal | New York | Collateral Consequences | Crime Data and Statistics | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Evidence-Based Practices | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Legislation | Presentations | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This presentation from NJJN Forum 2018 was developed by Currey Cook, Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project Director at Lambda Legal, and provides information on how LGBTQ youth are disproportionately represented in the justice system and legal protections granted to members of the LGBTQ community.
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NORCOR_DRO_Don't Look Around-A Window into Inhumane Conditions for Youth ...
Tags: Oregon | Deinstitutionalization | Detention | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Youth in the Adult System | Correctional Education | Reports | Research | Member Publications
The report shows the fact and statistics of youths being incarcerated in correctional facilities in Oregon. Due to the fact that a lot of facilities are not regulated, the safe and humane conditions for youth in such facilities have become a big concern. The lack of oversight and accountability has allowed Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR), for example, to neglect the basic mental health and social development needs of kids in custody. Disability Rights Oregon is calling for immediate implementation of the 2016 recommendation by the Oregon State Court Juvenile Justice Mental Health Task Force: that all child-serving systems commit to employing evidence-based, trauma-informed practices and that juvenile detention facilities be regulated and licensed.
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Request to congressional leaders to immediately enact a strong, five-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). First Focus.
Tags: Federal | Physical Health | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation
12/13/17 – Request to congressional leaders to immediately enact a strong, five-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). First Focus.
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DeVosSignOnLetter120617FINAL
Tags: Federal | Brain and Adolescent Development | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Family and Youth Involvement | Physical Health | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter to Sec. DeVos expressing strong support for robust enforcement of the regulation implementing the IDEA’s disproportionality requirements and opposition to any effort to delay its implementation. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
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Children's Groups Letter to Hill_Do No Harm
Tags: Federal | Family and Youth Involvement | Physical Health | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Urges majority and minority leaders of House and Senate to keep the unique needs of children front and center and adopt a “do no harm” standard for children as they consider any changes to the nation’s health care system. Children’s Defense Fund.
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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Tags: Federal | International and Human Rights | Physical Health | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter of Opposition to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform act of 2017 (H.R. 620). H.R. 620 would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities to enforce their rights under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to access public accommodations, and would impede their ability to engage in daily activities and participate in the mainstream of society. Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and Coalition Partners.
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ADDRESSING THE INTERSECTIONS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND YOUTH HOMELESSNESS: PRINCIPLES FOR CHANGE
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Detention | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Prevention | Risk Assessment and Screening | Evidence-Based Practices | Reports | Research | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Coalition for Juvenile Justice reports ways to ensure young people do not experience homelessness as a result of involvement with the juvenile justice system, and likewise do not become involved with the justice system because of a lack of housing.
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HOW SHOULD JUSTICE POLICY TREAT YOUNG OFFENDERS?
Tags: National | Brain and Adolescent Development | General System Reform | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Evidence-Based Practices | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Research | Partner Publications
Research findings show that adolescents differ from adults in brain development and function, as well as behaviors. Current research identify differences in the brains of young adults, aged 18 to 21, indicating that they too may be immature in ways that are relevant to justice policy.
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Trauma and Resilience A New Look at Legal Advocacy for youth in the juvenile justice and child welfar systems
Tags: National | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Research
This research addresses trauma in the juvenile justice system and child welfare cases. Both "trauma" and "resilience" are defined in terms of their relation to the juvenile justice system and neither have the same meaning across our diverse youth population. Several factors such as stressors, environment, and experiences contribute to personal definitions of "trauma" and "resilience."
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The State of America's Children - 2014 Report
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports | Partner Publications
The Children's Defense Fund's annual report detailing the current status of multiple issues that affect children, including juvenile justice and youth incarceration.
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Defending Childhood: Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
Tags: Federal | Brain and Adolescent Development | General System Reform | Girls | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | LGBTQ Youth | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Prevention | Risk Assessment and Screening | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Victims | Reports
The U.S. Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence report makes recommendations to prevent children from exposure to crime, abuse, and violence; and assist those who have been. Includes recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system.
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Arizona Law Prohibits the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Women in Prison, S.B. 1184/Act No. 43
Tags: Arizona | Girls | Physical Health | Legislation
A new Arizona law prohibits the use of restraints on women who are pregnant and in prison or detention. Restraints may be used only if requested by medical staff, or in extraordinary circumstances. If restraints are used, they must be used in the least restrictive manner possible, and corrections officials must write a report detailing the reasons why restraints were used. Both juvenile detention centers and juvenile correctional facilities must adopt policies pursuant to the new law. S.B. 1184/Act No. 43, signed into law March 20, 2012; effective March 20, 2012 and April 20, 2012.
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Louisiana Order Modifying Conditions Consent Decree at Orleans Parish Detention Center
Tags: Louisiana | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Court Decisions and Related Documents
In February 2010, two consent decrees were finalized regarding conditions of confinement and education at New Orleans’ juvenile detention center, the Youth Study Center. The consent decrees were filed in October 2009 following twenty-two months of negotiations after a class-action lawsuit was filed in December 2007. The lawsuit included allegations of locked fire doors with no available keys, insects and rodents biting youth, children with serious conditions being denied their medication, and suicidal youth not receiving mental health services. The consent decrees’ provisions include increased staffing for the Youth Study Center; increased training of all staff on such issues as suicide prevention, behavior, and classroom management; improved healthcare, including prohibiting staff from denying medical care to youth and increased medical and mental health staffing; increased focus on programming, education, and physical recreation; and an increase of one social worker per unit.
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Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense, Justice Policy Institute
Tags: Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Prevention | Reports
Policy brief discussing the importance of research into the factors contributing to children becoming involved in the criminal justice system in order to help end the trend.
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Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to Ensure Effective Delivery of Health Services for Youth in Custody, S.B. 1012
Tags: Florida | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Legislation
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) must adopt rules to ensure the effective provision of health services to youth in facilities or programs operated or contracted by DJJ. The rules must address ordinary medical care, mental health services, substance abuse treatment services, and services to youth with developmental disabilities.
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Lauderdale County, Mississippi Settles Lawsuit over Abusive Conditions at Detention Center, E.W. v. Lauderdale County, April 30, 2010
Tags: Mississippi | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Lauderdale County, Mississippi settled a class-action lawsuit that alleged abusive conditions at the Lauderdale Juvenile Detention Center. The agreement ensures that youth at the detention center can no longer be locked in cells all day; ends the indiscriminate use of pepper spray and mace; requires clean and sanitary conditions; mandates health and mental health screening and treatment; requires adequate educational, rehabilitative, and recreational programs; and ends the use of a chair with mechanical restraints.
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Louisiana Consent Decree Aims to Improve Conditions at Orleans Parish Detention Center
Tags: Louisiana | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Court Decisions and Related Documents
In February 2010, two consent decrees were finalized regarding conditions of confinement and education at New Orleans’ juvenile detention center, the Youth Study Center. The consent decrees were filed in October 2009 following twenty-two months of negotiations after a class-action lawsuit was filed in December 2007. The lawsuit included allegations of locked fire doors with no available keys, insects and rodents biting youth, children with serious conditions being denied their medication, and suicidal youth not receiving mental health services. The consent decrees’ provisions include increased staffing for the Youth Study Center; increased training of all staff on such issues as suicide prevention, behavior, and classroom management; improved healthcare, including prohibiting staff from denying medical care to youth and increased medical and mental health staffing; increased focus on programming, education, and physical recreation; and an increase of one social worker per unit.
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Louisiana Education Consent Decree Aims to Improve Education at Orleans Parish Detention Center
Tags: Louisiana | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Court Decisions and Related Documents
In February 2010, two consent decrees were finalized regarding conditions of confinement and education at New Orleans’ juvenile detention center, the Youth Study Center. The consent decrees were filed in October 2009 following twenty-two months of negotiations after a class-action lawsuit was filed in December 2007. The lawsuit included allegations of locked fire doors with no available keys, insects and rodents biting youth, children with serious conditions being denied their medication, and suicidal youth not receiving mental health services. The consent decrees’ provisions include increased staffing for the Youth Study Center; increased training of all staff on such issues as suicide prevention, behavior, and classroom management; improved healthcare, including prohibiting staff from denying medical care to youth and increased medical and mental health staffing; increased focus on programming, education, and physical recreation; and an increase of one social worker per unit.
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Committed Texas Youth to Be Assessed for Health Care Eligibility Before Release, H.B. 1630
Tags: Texas | Aftercare/Reentry | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Legislation
Texas law now provides for a memorandum of understanding between state secure facilities and local juvenile probation departments to ensure that each committed youth is assessed for eligibility for state- or federal-funded health coverage before the youth’s release from placement, detention, or commitment. Previously, Texas removed youth from Medicaid- or state-funded health programs upon commitment to a facility and required the youth to reapply upon release. The new law will help streamline the process for re-enrollment and ensure that more youth have immediate health coverage upon release from a facility.
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Indiana Provides for Suspension, Rather than Termination, of Medicaid for Incarcerated Youth, H.B. 1536
Tags: Indiana | Aftercare/Reentry | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Legislation
Prior to the passage of a new law in Indiana, the Division of Family Resources terminated Medicaid eligibility for all youth adjudicated delinquent and placed in confinement, delaying receipt of health services for youth upon reentry. Under the new law, the Division of Family Resources must suspend—not terminate—their Medicaid eligibility during the first six months of confinement, allowing for quicker and easier reenrollment after release.
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A Multi-Agency Approach to Using Medicaid to Meet the Health Needs of Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth, Carrie Hanlon, Jennifer May, and Neva Kaye, National Academy for State Health Policy
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Report focusing on evidence that improving coordination among state agencies is crucial to improving access to quality health services for juvenile justice-involved youth.
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Improving Access to Health Coverage for Transitional Youth, Sonya Schwartz and Melanie Glascock, National Academy for State Health Policy
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Report discussing strategies for ensuring that transitional youth (i.e., all youth who are entering, leaving or moving within the juvenile justice and foster care systems) have access to health care. The report focuses on opportunities to screen youth for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligibility. It describes key transition points for youth in both systems, ways for states to extend Medicaid and SCHIP to them, and opportunities to better enroll and retain the population.
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Tennessee Curtails Juvenile Court Referrals by School Personnel, Tennessee, S.B. 2609/Public Chapter 1063
Tags: Tennessee | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Legislation
Mandates that school personnel may only file juvenile petition against a special education student after determining that the behavior was not caused by the student's disability.
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A Medicaid Primer for Juvenile Justice Officials, National Academy for State Health Policy
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Brief providing an overview and analysis of emerging issues and developments in state health policy as applied to juveniles in the justice system.
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Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System, National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Report that features information on the transition processes for youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system.
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New Mexico Revises Mental Health and Disabilities Code to Benefit Youth, New Mexico, H.B. 637
Tags: New Mexico | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Legislation
Revises the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to ensure that children receiving mental health and habilitation services have basic rights regardless of the setting.
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Medicaid for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, Youth Law Center
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Physical Health | Reports
Document providing background information on how Medicaid applies to youth in the juvenile justice system.
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What Deficit Reduction Means for People with Mental Disabilities, Bazelon Center Mental Health Policy Reporter
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Report summarizing the changes to Medicaid coverage and eligibility made by the Deficit Reduction Act in 2006.
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The Deficit Reduction Act: A Review of Key Medicaid Provisions Affecting Children and Families
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Physical Health | Reports
Issue brief reviewing the Medicaid provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act that affect children and families.
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Medicaid Insurance Policy for Youths Involved in the Criminal Justice System, American Journal of Public Health
Tags: Fiscal Issues and Funding | Physical Health | Reports
Article discussing gaps in Medicaid coverage for youth in the justice system, and suggesting policy interventions to enhance access to services for justice-involved youth.
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Introduction to the National Girls Health Screen Project: The Findings from the Medical Case File Review of Girls Being Held in Detention and the Preliminary Analysis of Health/Mental Health Studies of Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, Leslie Acoca
Tags: Girls | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Brief discussing that girls are the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice system across the United States, even as overall rates of juvenile offending are declining.
