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States for Change

Selected for their leadership and commitment to change, and likelihood to influence reforms

Four core states work on system-wide change, and 12 additional Action Network states focus on specific issues.

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Issues for Change

Targeted juvenile justice leverage points whose success will stimulate system-wide reforms.

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Action Networks

Collaborations involving several state and local partners working to advance targeted juvenile justice reform issues.

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Juvenile Indigent Defense

Mental Health/Juvenile Justice

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Conference Highlights Successes in Models for Change States

January 8, 2010

Washington, DC - Hundreds of Models for Change representatives from sixteen states were on hand to highlight reform progress in their states and share experiences with peers during the 4th annual…

Champions for Change Award Winners: Video Clips from the 4th Annual Models for Change Working Conference

February 2, 2010

Here are video clips of the 2009 Champions for Change Award winners: Patricia Koch, Keith Snyder, Annie Lee, Ben Roe.

Models for Change Forum Focuses on Aftercare for Juveniles

January 28, 2010

The fifth annual Aftercare Forum training was held December 3rd and 4th at the Days Inn at State College, PA. The forum, which was focused on highlighting the ongoing work of the Models for Change Aftercare Reform Initiative, was attended by sixty-seven people from more than twenty counties and…

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Feb

11

State Medicaid and CHIP Programs in the Examining Room: Diagnosing What…

11:30am EST

Feb

12

Juvenile Justice and Mental Health

9:00 am–4:00 pm, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago IL

Feb

19

Juvenile Justice: Passages, Prevention, and Intervention

University of Florida Levein College of Law, Gainesville FL

Apr

10

CJJ Annual Spring Conference and Council of SAGs' Meeting: “Ensuring…

Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington DC

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Directory

States for Change: Strategic states selected for their leadership and commitment to change:

Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Action Networks: Collaborations involving several state and local partners working to advance targeted juvenile justice reform issues:

Disproportionate Minority Contact,
Juvenile Indigent Defense, and
Mental Health/Juvenile Justice.

National Resource Bank: Leading organizations that provide expert advice, training, and technical assistance to the core states and Action Networks.

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Models for Change is a national initiative funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to accelerate reform of juvenile justice systems across the country. Focused on efforts in select states, the initiative aims to create replicable models for reform that effectively hold young people accountable for their actions, provide for their rehabilitation, protect them from harm, increase their life chances, and manage the risk they pose to themselves and to public safety. More »

Publications

Photo Pathways to Desistance Talking Points
New Research Shows Community-Based Alternatives as Effective as…
Photo Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training
Each year, more than 100,000 young people in California face juvenile…
Photo DMC Action Network e-News - January 2010
The DMC Action Network had much to celebrate at the end of 2009. Last…

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Newsroom

Reforming Juvenile Justice
2/1/2010 by The New York Times
by Tracy Velázquez
Protecting Children from Detention Abuses
1/22/2010 by Philadelphia Inquirer
by Sandra Simkins
SAMHSA Seeks Applicants for Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts Program
1/4/2010
by National Juvenile Defender Center

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