Local sites and partners
In addition to the four core Models for Change states, the Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Action Network includes four other states selected for their commitment to reform.
Each state is involved in general network collaboration, strategic innovation groups, and individual in-state activities described below.
Colorado
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: Law Enforcement-Based Diversion
In-State Activities
Implementing a mental health screen in all juvenile justice agencies in Denver
Team Leader
Susan Colling
State Court Administrators Office
Connecticut
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: School-Based Diversion
Workforce Development: Mental Health Training, Education and Workforce Enhancement Initiative
In-State Activities
Identifying mental health interventions appropriate for older adolescents, and developing juvenile competency standards
Team Leader
Cathy Foley-Geib
Connecticut Judicial Branch
Illinois
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: School-Based Diversion
Workforce Development: Mental Health Training, Education and Workforce Enhancement Initiative
In-State Activities
Enhancing a state trauma initiative in juvenile facilities, and identifying best practices models for family involvement
Team Leader
Julie Biehl, Bluhm Legal Clinic
Northwestern University School of Law
Louisiana
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: Law Enforcement-Based Diversion
Workforce Development: Workforce Collaborative on Evidence-Based Practices
In-State Activities
Providing education and training to key stakeholders to enhance evidence-based practices.
Team Leader
Stephen Phillippi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health
Ohio
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: School-Based Diversion
Workforce Development: Mental Health Training, Education and Workforce Enhancement Initiative
In-State Activities
Creating a resource guide on the behavioral health evidence-based practices for youth being used in Ohio
Team Leader
Pamela Gulley
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Pennsylvania
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: Law Enforcement-Based Diversion
In-State Activities
Establishing a Family Involvement Workgroup to identify ways to engage families and youth in juvenile justice and mental health programs.
Team Leader
Lourdes Rosado
Juvenile Law Center
Texas
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: Intake-Based Diversion
Workforce Development: Mental Health Training, Education and Workforce Enhancement Initiative
In-State Activities
Strengthening mental health aftercare linkages for youth leaving juvenile correctional placement
Team Leader
Vicki Spriggs
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
Washington
Strategic Innovations
Front End Diversion: School-Based Diversion
Workforce Development: Mental Health Training, Education and Workforce Enhancement Initiative
In-State Activities
Coordinating and integrating all of the children’s mental health reform initiatives underway in the state.
Team Leader
Michael Curtis
Center for Children & Youth Justice