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Family Involvement Resource Inventory: An overview of resources for family, youth and staff: Sep 5, 2012, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This Family Resources Inventory was compiled to assist the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network States in the identification of publications and resources that address the barriers families…
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: May 5, 2012, Barry L. McCurdy; This presentation, from the DMC Action Network's 2009 annual meeting, focused on positive behavior support in schools.
A Fair Juvenile Justice System: The Importance of Linguistic and Cultural Competency: May 4, 2012, NCLR Latino Juvenile Justice Network Coordinator Cassandra Villanueva; During the DMC Action Network's first annual meeting, one workshop outlined strategies for reviewing and modifying system processes through a cultural competence lens, and ensuring that the DMC…
Just the Facts: a Snapshot of Incarcerated Hispanic Youth: May 3, 2012, Jose D. Saavedra; According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated population of Hispanic youth ages 10–17 in 2008 was 6.4 million, making up nearly 19% of all youth within that age group. In contrast to the…
Relevant Versus Interesting Data Trends - Presentation: May 3, 2012, Tiana Davis; The DMC Action Network designed a series of three Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local DMC Coordinators and other staff responsible for…
Stakeholder Buy-in and Participation - Presentation and Group Dialogue: May 3, 2012, Tiana Davis; The DMC Action Network designed a series of three Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local DMC Coordinators and other staff responsible for…
Juvenile Justice: Lessons for a New Era: May 2, 2012, Mark Soler; Executive Director Mark Soler and Deputy Director Dana Shoenberg have published an article that outlines how new research and experience should guide juvenile justice policy and practice reforms in…
Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth: May 2, 2012, Maria F. Ramiu and Dana Shoenberg; CCLP Deputy Director Dana Shoenberg co-authored this chapter in the latest edition of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Disproportionate Minority Contact Technical…
Guidelines for State Courts Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Youth and Family Members-Short Fact Sheet: May 2, 2012, Dana Shoenberg; Good communication and cultural understanding are prerequisites to a fair, efficient, and effective justice system. Navigating the juvenile justice system is often difficult for youth and their…
Missed Opportunity: Waiver, Race, Data, and Policy Reform: May 2, 2012, Mark Soler; In this article from the Louisiana Law Review, CCLP Executive Director Mark Soler examines the research on waiver of youth to adult court and racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. The…
Highlights from the DMC Action Network: Dec 6, 2011, Dana Shoenberg; This presentation, from December 6, 2011 explains the DMC Action Network's approach and highlights accomplishments in the following DMC Action Network Sites: Rock County, WI Lancaster County, PA…
EdLaw Project: Top Ten Education Questions to Ask Your Client at Arraignment: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; A Massachusetts checklist for arraignment issues in juvenile court.
JIDAN Strategic Innovations by State: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; A description of the states strategic innovations work.
Youth Advocacy Department, Annotated Bibliography: What the Literature Says About Juvenile Sex Offenders: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; The following articles, fact sheets, and studies have been compiled to assist attorneys and individuals working on behalf of youth charged with sexual offending. The information contained in these…
Ten Core Principles: For Providing Quality Delinquency Representation Through Public Defense Delivery System: Nov 9, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; NJDC's Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Public Defense Delivery Systems provide criteria by which a public defense delivery system may fully implement the…
School-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's School-Based Diversion Strategic Innovation Group. The four participating states (Connecticut, Illinois,…
Workforce Development: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's Workforce Development Strategic Innovation Group. Recognizing the need for comprehensive mental health…
Law Enforcement-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's Law Enforcement-based Diversion Strategic Innovation Group. While standard Crisis Intervention Team…
Intake Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's intake-based diversion strategic innovation group. The intention of the Action Network's Front-End…
Guidelines for State Courts Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Youth and Family Members-Long Fact Sheet: Mar 11, 2011, Dana Shoenberg; Good communication and cultural understanding are prerequisites to a fair, efficient, and effective justice system. Navigating the juvenile justice system is often difficult for youth and their…
Training Module--Mental Health Screening with the MAYSI-2 for Juvenile Probation Power Point Slides: Feb 8, 2011, Valerie Williams, Samantha Fusco; The purpose of this powerpoint is to train staff in probation on the background, history, administration, and use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2. This powerpoint can be used for…
Reauthorizing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: The Impact on Latino Youth: Feb 4, 2011, Marguerite Moeller; This paper analyzes the impact on Latino youth of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and provides recommendations for a reauthorization of the law that takes a rational…
Batting with Two Strikes: Brown and Young in the Juvenile Justice System: Jul 11, 2010, Mark Soler; In this presentation from July 2010, CCLP Executive Director Mark Soler discusses DMC and Latino youth in the juvenile justice system at the National Council for La Raza's National Conference in San…
Positive Youth Development: From Theory to Practice: Feb 2, 2010, Jeffrey Butts; The DMC Action Network designed a series of Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local staff responsible for day-to-day operations of DMC reduction…
Promoting Seamless Re-Entry in a DMC Reduction Context and Analysis of Re-Entry Stages: Feb 2, 2010, Dr. David M. Altschuler; The DMC Action Network designed a series of Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local staff responsible for day-to-day operations of DMC reduction…
The Role and Conversation of the DMC Coordinator - Facilitation of Dialogue and Players: Dec 7, 2009, Tiana Davis; The DMC Action Network designed a series of three Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local DMC Coordinators and other staff responsible for…
DMC Performance Measures: Dec 3, 2009, Lisa Garry; The purpose of this document is to collect and report performance measures that are relevant to the site's Strategic Innovations and other indicators of progress in the local collaborative to reduce…
10 Steps for Implementing Mental Health Screening: Oct 9, 2009, Thomas Grisso; The document provides 10 essential considerations for juvenile justice agencies planning mental health screening to support programs and placements.
School-Based Diversion Questionnaire: Sep 25, 2009, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; To collect process/implementation data on the school-based diversion program being implemented by the MH/JJ Action Network states.
Probation Diversion Questionnaire: Sep 25, 2009, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; To collect process/implementation data on the probation-based diversion program being implemented in Texas.
Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument --Version 2 Training Video Instructions: Sep 14, 2009, Shannon M. Maney; This document provides a summary of the MAYSI-2 Training Video and instructions for obtaining the video.
Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level: Sep 1, 2009, Mark Soler, Center for Children's Law and Policy; The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a bulletin on local DMC reduction strategies, co-authored by CCLP's Mark Soler and Lisa Garry. It is the first in a series by OJJDP…
Review of Evidence-Based and Promising Risk/Needs Assessment Tools for Juvenile Justice: Aug 18, 2009, Gina M. Vincent; This document assembles four reviews of risk/needs assessment tools for use in juvenile justice or designed for young offenders in general.
Guidelines of Instructing Youth Prior to Administration of a Mental Health Screening Tool: Aug 18, 2009, Valerie Williams, Thomas Grisso; This document was created to assist juvenile justice personnel when introducing youth to a mental health screening tool as part of an intake process.
Screening and Assessment Tools Database: Aug 17, 2009, Richard Rondeau; The database was created to standardize the process of collecting and reviewing literature about screening and assessment tools designed for use with juvenile justice-involved youth.
A Template for Profiling Detention Centers Regarding Mental Health Services: Aug 17, 2009, Valerie Williams, Thomas Grisso; This document was created for use as a survey tool. The information gathered provides a description of a detention center's daily operations, programs, and use of mental health services, including…
LJJN: A Culturally Competent Model for Juvenile Justice Reform: Oct 25, 2007, Cassandra Villanueva; During the DMC Action Network's first annual meeting, one workshop outlined strategies for reviewing and modifying system processes through a cultural competence lens, and ensuring that the DMC…

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