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- Aug 31, 2010, Models for Change
- Annual Champions for Change Awards | 2010 Call for Nominations
Overview
Models for Change is now accepting nominations for the annual Champions for Change awards. The Champions for Change awards…
- Law Enforcement-Based Diversion: Helping Youth at a Critical Stage
- Jun 28, 2010, Kathy Skowyra, Associate Director, Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
- Young people in the juvenile justice system are experiencing mental health disorders at a rate that is three times that of youth who are not in the system. Studies have shown that the majority of…
- The 30th Annual Louisiana Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice Showcases the Best and Brightest of the Juvenile Justice Reform Movement
- Mar 29, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change
- The 30th Annual Louisiana Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice, held earlier this month in New Orleans, Louisiana, proved to be a defining moment in the state’s juvenile justice…
- Illinois Models for Change Leader Honored as Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago
- Mar 1, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Diane Geraghty, a leader of the Illinois Models for Change, has been recognized as the 2009 Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago.
Geraghty is founder and director of the Loyola…
- Illinois Governor Taps Models for Change Leaders to Help Shape Juvenile Justice Policy
- Feb 24, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently reinvigorated the state’s Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) by naming 16 new members to the 25-member advisory group. Several of the new commission members…
- New Chair of Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Talks About Future of Reform in Illinois
- Feb 24, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Retired Judge George W. Timberlake, who is a member of the Illinois Models for Change Coordinating Council, recently was named Chair of the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC).
Timberlake…
- Chicago Public Radio Tells the Story of Life "Inside and Out" of the Juvenile Justice System
- Feb 3, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ-FM has begun a series of reports examining how young people get caught up in the juvenile justice system, their life inside juvenile prisons and what happens to them…
- Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court Leads Way With Children and Youth Planning Board
- Jan 22, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change
- In October 2006, after being selected as one of the first MacArthur Foundation Louisiana grant sites, the Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board formed working committees designed to meet…
- Rapides Parish - Structured Decision Making Tools for Better Alternatives
- Jan 22, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change
- Judge Patricia Koch and other judges of the 9th Judicial District Court are active partners in communitywide reform made possible with the financial support of the MacArthur Foundation's Models for…
- Juvenile Justice Reform Initiatives Taking Place Across Louisiana
- Jan 15, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change (courtesy of Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball)
- I applaud the member judges of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges for their active support and ongoing efforts to improve and reform Louisiana’s juvenile justice…
- Beyond the Classroom: Patricia Evans Koch, 9th District Court Judge
- Jan 4, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change
- Taken from Alexandria, Louisiana newspaper The Town Talk:
Beyond the Classroom: Patricia Evans Koch, 9th District Court judge
Patricia Evans Koch
Age: 49
Native of: Desoto…
- Two Systems Come Together in Illinois with a Common Goal of Helping Juveniles in Trouble
- Oct 22, 2009, Illinois Models for Change
- DuPage County, Illinois’ second largest county, is well known as an economic and political powerhouse. More recently, the county also is earning a reputation as a leader in the field of…
- Reform Efforts Improving Mental Health Services and Coordination for Youth
- Aug 18, 2009, Joe Cocozza
- Solomon Moore’s article New York Times article illustrates the problems with using juvenile justice systems to meet the mental health needs of youth. Fortunately, there are growing efforts to…
- Project Seeks Early Identification of Mental Health Needs of Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
- Jul 2, 2009
- Our country’s juvenile justice system was designed to hold young people accountable for their behavior and provide individualized treatment, supervision, and rehabilitation to prevent future…
- An early intervention success story
- May 26, 2009, 16th Judicial District
- Ms. Jennifer Smith* is a case manager for the school-based Prosecutor's Early Intervention Program (PEIP) in Louisiana's 16th Judicial District. The 16th JD has been working with the Models for…
- Reducing the incarceration of youth of color in Berks County
- May 13, 2009
- Reducing the incarceration of youth of color in Berks County through structured decision-making and community-based alternatives
Models for Change support has assisted Berks County’s juvenile…
- Third Models for Change working conference gathers forces and champions juvenile justice reform
- Jan 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…
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