Article: “Kids being kids? Task force to study raising minimum age for juvenile court” by Faith Miller. Colorado Newsline, July 18, 2022.

Resources: End Kindergarten Courts – Raising the Minimum Age Infographic

Resources: End Kindergarten Courts – Raising the Minimum Age Infographic (Text Only)

Resources: Age Boundaries in Juvenile Justice Systems. National Governor’s Association. NGA.org. 

Article: “Closer look at recent facility closures in Florida following St. Johns Youth Academy’s sudden shutdown,” by Marilyn Parker. News4Jax.com, October 28, 2022.  

Article: “Alabama foster care children with disabilities given ‘inferior’ care, DOJ says: ‘It ain’t real school,’” by Savannah Tryens-Fernandes. AL.com, October 12, 2022.  

Opinion: “Can You Punish a Child's Mental Health Problems Away?” by Alexander Stockton. NYTimes.com, October 11, 2022.

Resources: The Kids Are Not Alright: How Private Equity Profits Off of Behavioral Health Services for Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth. Private Equity Stakeholder Project, February 2022.

Resources: Shut Down Sequel: Progress Report

Resources: National Petition

Resources: NJJN Policy Platform on Confining Youth for Profit

Resources: NJJN Policy Recommendations: Protecting Youth in For Profit Facilities

Workshop Replay: Follow the Money: Private Equity in Youth-serving Systems, hosted by NJJN with guest speakers Join Eileen O'Grady from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Cory Bernstein with Disability Rights New Jersey.  

Report: NJJN Member Citizens for Juvenile Justice, in partnership with Strategies for Youth released Fail: School Policing in Massachusetts in October 2022.  

Webinar: NJJN Senior Policy Counsel participated in the webinar: “Landscape of Issues for Youth – and How They Relate to Child Health” hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Watch here.   

Report: New Jersey Policy Perspective released the report, New Jersey’s Black Students Suffer a Decline in Access to School Mental Health Staff, which tracks the number of mental health staff such as nurses, counselors, behavior specialists, psychologists, and social workers in schools across New Jersey compared to the number of students of different races and ethnicities enrolled in those schools. The report concludes that policymakers must improve staffing levels of mental health support professionals to meet the needs of students. Read more.  

Toolkit: The Forum for Youth Investment and Children’s Funding Project released a one-page toolkit for advocates to use The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for older youth. Read more.  

Job:  Voices for Georgia's Children and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network are hiring for an Administrative Coordinator and Program Specialist.  

Job: The Gathering for Justice is hiring a Director of Policy + Advocacy; Executive Assistant to the CEO; and Field Organizer Contractor (roles in Stockton, CA; Oxnard, CA and New York, NY). Read more at The Gathering for Justice careers page.  

Job: The Sentencing Project is seeking a Second Look Network Director. Read more.