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MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change Initiative Announces its Knowledge Brief Series: 10/18/2012; by Models for Change; The Knowledge Brief Series describes new knowledge emerging from the Models for Change initiative, a multi-state juvenile justice initiative. Models for Change is accelerating movement toward a more…
National Youth Justice Awareness Month and Children's Health Month: 10/11/2012; October is National Youth Justice Awareness Month and Children’s Health Month. In recognition of both, we would like to remind you of two recent knowledge briefs that speak to children’s…
Campaign for Youth Justice Recognizes National Youth Justice Awareness Month: 10/1/2012; by Campaign for Youth Justice; During the month of October, thousands of people are participating in National Youth Justice Awareness Month (Y-JAM) activities throughout the country. The Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) and…
Thousands to Participate in National Youth Justice Awareness Month Activities throughout the Country: 10/1/2012; by Campaign for Youth Justice; Thousands to Participate in National Youth Justice Awareness Month Activities throughout the Country Twenty-eight Events in 20 States are designed to Raise Awareness around the Issue of Youth…
Using Social Media to Advance Reform: 4/20/2012; by Zerline Hughes, Justice Policy Institute; The traditional ways to communicate about our work– word of mouth, newsletter mailings, and ask letters— still do, in fact, get the job done. But with advancements in social media –…
Justice Department Expands Youth Violence Prevention Program: 4/5/2012 by Juvenile Justice Information Exchange; by Nancy Lewis; U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced this week that the Justice Department will expand to 10 – from six – the number of cities participating in the National Forum on Youth Violence…
Juvenile Shelter Now More Like Home: 2/24/2012 by Janesville Gazette; by Ann Marie Ames; It's still a long way from feeling like home. But recent renovations at the Rock County Youth Services Center are making things more comfortable for some kids court-ordered to stay in the center's…
Sixth Annual National Working Conference: 12/5/2011; The 6th Annual Models for Change National Working Conference is in full swing! Visit www.modelsforchange.net/2011Conference for resources, articles, and useful information. If you are active on…
Collaboration for Reform: 12/1/2011; by Tracy Velázquez, Justice Policy Institute; As the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative began to get underway in four core states, participants in the Initiative and Foundation leadership recognized a significant need: to…
Jason Witt-Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network Champion for Change: 12/1/2010; by DMC Action Network; Jason Witt Deputy Director Rock County, Wisconsin Human Services Department “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” So says Jason Witt, a true believer in…
2010 Champions for Change: 12/1/2010; The Champions for Change recognizes one Models for Change leader or partner from each of the four core Models for Change states (Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Washington) and each of the Models…
States Strategize to Keep Systemic Reform Efforts on Track: 9/1/2009; by LaWanda Johnson; Community-based programs reduce the number of youth in secure placement, increase public safety and save taxpayers money. States can promote these alternative programs by changing their fiscal…
Locking Up Fewer Children: 8/14/2009 by New York Times; by Editorial; In the 1990s, states and localities began sending more and more children to juvenile lockups, often for months, while they awaited trial for nonviolent offenses or even noncriminal behavior like…
Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile Justice Systems: 8/9/2009 by New York Times; by Solomon Moore; FRANKLIN FURNACE, Ohio — The teenager in the padded smock sat in his solitary confinement cell here in this state’s most secure juvenile prison and screamed obscenities. The youth,…
National Initiative Keeping Youths Out of Jail, Report Says: 8/6/2009 by Washington Post; by Henri E. Cauvin; A national juvenile justice initiative is helping reduce the number of young offenders being jailed after arrest, according to a new report by the foundation that has backed the effort. But in the…
New Report Documents Dramatic Reductions in Youth Detention: 8/5/2009 by Salem-News; Reformers Gather in DC to Review Progress. (BALTIMORE, Md.) - A new report released by the Annie C. Casey Foundation shows that two decades of juvenile justice reform have reduced youth detention,…
12 and in Prison: 7/27/2009 by New York Times; by Editorial; The Supreme Court sent an important message when it ruled in Roper v. Simmons in 2005 that children under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed were not eligible for the death penalty.…
Federal commitment offers welcomed support to local initiatives to promote racial and ethnic fairness: 5/28/2009; by LaWanda Johnson; Acting Administrator of the OJJDP, Jeff Slowikowski, addresses DMC Action Network As local Models for Change demonstration sites show how juvenile justice systems can be more just for all youth,…
Third Models for Change working conference gathers forces and champions juvenile justice reform: 1/1/2009; The Third Annual Models for Change Working Conference, in December 2008, provided a unique opportunity for representatives from all areas of the initiative to come together and share knowledge, tools…
2008 Update: Gathering Force: 12/8/2008; by National Center for Juvenile Justice; Models for Change states and action networks are contributing to the gathering forces of significant juvenile justice reforms based in shared values, growing knowledge of what works, and a deep well…

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