Partners for Change

The Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network

The Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network is a Models for Change-supported effort to engage leadership in targeted strategies to improve juvenile indigent defense policy and practice. Action Network members — attorneys, judges, policy makers, and others working on juvenile indigent defense issues in the four Models for Change states, as well four new states yet to be identified — will convene annually to exchange information on best practices and develop strategies to reform juvenile indigent defense systems. They will have the opportunity to ask questions, receive technical assistance, share techniques and materials, and become involved in strategic innovation groups targeting specific areas of reform. The Network will also provide a vehicle through which information about juvenile indigent defense accomplishments can be disseminated to the juvenile justice community and the broader public.

The Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network has four primary objectives:

• To enhance progress and leadership in the existing Models for Change states and four new partner sites by providing them with the latest information and resources on juvenile indigent defense.
• To foster the development and exchange of ideas, leadership and strategies among the Models for Change and partner sites.
• To develop and implement new solutions and strategies to improve the delivery of legal services to youth in the justice system.
• To disseminate the lessons learned from the Models for Change initiative across the country.

For application information and materials, click here.  The Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network is coordinated by the National Juvenile Defender Center. The NJDC is a member of the Models for Change National Resource Bank and its mission is to ensure excellence in juvenile defense to promote justice for all children. To learn more about the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network please contact rbanks@njdc.info or call 202.452.0010.

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