Dual status youth/multi-system collaboration
Research and tools related to youth involved in both child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and the coordination and integration of youth-serving agencies to improve outcomes for youth and communities.
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Information Sharing Tool Kit-Second Edition
- Jan 20, 2015, Juvenile Law Center and Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice
- The Tool Kit website is designed to assist jurisdictions in creating and implementing information and data sharing initiatives to achieve better outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice…
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Guidebook for Juvenile Justice & Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration: A Framework for Improved Outcomes, 3rd Edition
- Dec 13, 2013, Janet K. Wiig and John A. Tuell
- Increasingly, practitioners and policymakers are recognizing the overlap of the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This overlap is evidenced by maltreated children who become juvenile…
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From Conversation to Collaboration: How Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Agencies Can Work Together to Improve Outcomes for Dual Status Youth
- May 8, 2014, RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Jusitce
- Dual status youth cross the agency lines of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, yet the agencies do not always communicate or collaborate on plans to serve the youth. Research and…
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Dual Status Youth – Technical Assistance Workbook
- Dec 1, 2013, John A. Tuell
- “Dual status youth” refers to juveniles who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and occupy various statuses in terms of their relationship to the…
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JJGPS State Scan: Dual Status Youth: Data Integration to Support System Integration
- Oct 10, 2016, Angel Zang, MBA, MSW
- This StateScan distills knowledge from NCJJ’s Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics website (jjgps.org). The author explores the difficulties and barriers to collecting…
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Probation System Review Guidebook 2nd Edition
- Aug 1, 2016, John A. Tuell and Janet K. Wiig
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change Initiative operated for over a decade in nearly 2/3 of the states to create successful and replicable models of juvenile…
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When Systems Collaborate: How Three Jurisdictions Improved their Handling of Dual-Status Cases
- Apr 22, 2015, Douglas Thomas et al. NCJJ Senior Research Associate
- When Systems Collaborate (19 pages) provides case studies of three jurisdictions trying to coordinate information and services to youth with dual-status in both the juvenile justice and child welfare…
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When Systems Collaborate: How Three Jurisdictions Improved their Handling of Dual-Status Cases
- Apr 22, 2015, Douglas Thomas et al. NCJJ Senior Research Associate
- When Systems Collaborate (19 pages) provides case studies of three jurisdictions trying to coordinate information and services to youth with dual-status in both the juvenile justice and child welfare…
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A Better Way to Do Business: Changing Organizational Culture to Promote Integrated Service Delivery in Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Systems
- Jan 14, 2015, Mark Mertens and Melissa Blom
- A Better Way to Do Business: Changing Organizational Culture to Promote Integrated Service Delivery in Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Systems, is the inaugural Practice Brief published by the…
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Trauma in Dual Status Youth: Putting Things In Perspective
- Jan 13, 2015, Thomas Grisso, PhD and Gina Vincent, PhD
- This article is the first in a series on trauma-related procedures for use with dual status youth—children and adolescents who come into contact with both child welfare and juvenile justice…
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Data Planning in the Dual Status Youth Initiatives: Initial Suggestions
- Dec 12, 2014, Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice
- This article is targeted to help jurisdictions more effectively and efficiently collect, report and manage data related to dual status youth. The article provides a helpful data construct to support…
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Advancing Juvenile Justice: Recommendations in Three Key Areas
- Dec 8, 2014, Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change, Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice, Status Offense Reform Center
- As OJJDP considers how best to carry out its mission, three core issues stand out for their intense need, their proven potential for reform, and the opportunities they offer OJJDP to lead significant…
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Innovation Brief: Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Collaboration between the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems to Respong to the Needs of Dually Involved Youth
- Dec 6, 2014, Center for Children’s Law and Policy
- In DuPage County, Illinois, youth who have concurrent involvement with both the delinquency and child welfare systems comprise only a small percentage of youth in the juvenile justice system.…
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Innovation Brief: PathNet: An Innovative School Reengagement System
- Dec 4, 2014, Center for Children & Youth Justice
- Juvenile justice-involved youth are overrepresented in the nation’s high school dropout statistics. These youth are often credit deficient, reading below grade level and in need of supplemental…
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Data Planning in the Dual Status Youth Initiatives: Initial Suggestions
- Nov 3, 2014, Gene Siegel
- This first article launches a new series of resources developed to support data-related efforts in jurisdictions undertaking dual status youth initiatives and probation system reviews. It is targeted…
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JJGPS State Scan: Systems Integration-Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Oct 21, 2014, National Center for Juvenile Justice
- The way states organize the administration of child welfare and juvenile justice varies widely across the country and may influence a state’s ability to coordinate services between the two…
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National League of Cities: Information Sharing to Support Juvenile Justice Reform
- Oct 7, 2014, Laura Furr
- Cities are joining and strengthening a national juvenile justice reform movement. Sharing information and aligning policy decisions among city agencies and with county and state juvenile justice…
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Recommendations to Improve Correctional and Reentry Education for Young People
- Jul 30, 2014, Juvenile Law Center
- On November 19, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education (DoEd) hosted a Summit on Education in Correctional Facilities to address correctional and reentry education for youth and adults. The goal was…
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2013 Washington State Targeted Areas of Improvement & Strategic Opportunity for Technical Assistance Data Inventory
- Apr 1, 2014, Andrew Wachter, Gene Siegel, Hunter Hurst
- The 2013 Washington Targeted Areas of Improvement Report is the final in a series of data inventory reports that document Washington Models for Change progress and outcomes. This Endpoints Edition…
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The Fourth Wave: Juvenile Justice Reforms for the Twenty-First Century
- Dec 15, 2013, National Campaign to Reform State Juvenile Justice Systems
- The Fourth Wave: Juvenile Justice Reforms for the 21st Century takes a comprehensive look at the evolution of juvenile justice reform efforts over the past century and highlights the current wave of…
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FINS (Families in Need of Services) Reform: How We Got Here (slides)
- Dec 1, 2013, Ninth Judicial District, Louisiana; LSU Institute for Public Health and Justice
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Broward County Collaborative Agreement on School Discipline
- Dec 1, 2013, Fort Lauderdale-Broward NAACP; Broward County Florida Public Schools; Advancement Project
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Intergovernmental Agreement between Denver Public Schools and Denver Police Department
- Dec 1, 2013, Denver Colorado Public Schools; Denver Police Department
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Police in Schools are Not the Answer to the Newtown Shooting
- Dec 1, 2013, Advancement Project; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; The Alliance for Educational Justice; Dignity in Schools Campaign
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Connecticut's Comprehensive Approach to Reducing In-School Arrests: Changes in Statewide Policy, Systems Coordination and School Practices
- Dec 1, 2013, Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut
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Data on Youth Service Needs in Louisiana
- Dec 1, 2013, LSU Institute for Public Health and Justice
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Child Welfare: Gateway to Juvenile Court for African-American Youth
- Jan 10, 2013, National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN)
- Is child welfare a gateway to the juvenile justice system for African-American youth? A new policy update from the Natoinal Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN), drawing on the Models for Change Knowledge…
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Washington State Integrated Case Management (ICM): A Replication Toolkit
- Jan 1, 2013, Washington State Department of Socail & Health Services
- We are pleased to present this Toolkit on the Integrated Case Management (ICM) work at the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration…
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King County Uniting for Youth Implementation Evaluation
- Dec 31, 2012, Linda Rinaldi, Nancy Ashley
- This report evaluates Uniting for Youths’ implementation strategy for improving coordination and integration of youth who are involved in two or more systems in King County, Washington. Uniting…
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Juvenile Justice Reform: Regional Consensus-Building Meeting Results
- Dec 1, 2012, Louisiana State University Institute for Public Health and Justice
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Policy and Procedure Manual: Family in Need of Services (FINS) Program
- Dec 1, 2012, Rapides Parish Louisiana; Ninth Judicial District Court Louisiana; LSU Institute for Public Health and Justice
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Final Data Report for the Crossover Youth Practice Model in King County, Washington 2010/2011 Cases
- Oct 31, 2012, Denise C. Herz, Ph.D; Anika M. Fontaine, M.A.
- In 2010, King County, Washington implemented the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM), a reform effort to improve communication and collaboration between child welfare and juvenile justice agencies…
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Recipe for Reform School -- Why Some Kids and Teens in the Child Welfare System End Up in the Juvenile Justice System
- Oct 1, 2012, National Juvenile Justice Network
- We have known for a long time that many youth in the juvenile justice system have "crossed over" from the child welfare system. But new research funded and synthesized by Models for Change in a 2011…
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Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth: Strengthening the Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Mar 1, 2012, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University and Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps
- It has been known for quite some time that children involved in the child welfare system are at risk of “crossing over” to the juvenile justice system and, inversely, that many juvenile…
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Probation Review Guidebook
- Dec 9, 2011, Janet K. Wiig and John A. Tuell, Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps
- The genesis for this guidebook was the probation review work undertaken in Jefferson Parish, LA as part of the work in the four core states associated with Models for Change: System Reform in…
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Knowledge Brief: Is There a Link between Child Welfare and Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice?
- Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative
- African-American children are represented in foster care and other child welfare placements at a rate more than twice their representation in the U.S. child population. Like others in the child…
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Knowledge Brief: How Well Is the Child Welfare System Serving Youths with Behavioral Problems?
- Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative
- Child welfare systems were designed with a focus on ensuring the safety and stability of abused and neglected children. Today, though, these systems also serve as an alternative to secure confinement…
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Doorways to Delinquency: Multi-System Involvement of Delinquent Youth in King County (Seattle, WA)
- Sep 23, 2011, Gregory Halemba and Gene Siegel
- This report highlights findings from a study conducted by NCJJ that examines the prevalence of multi-system involvement among youth referred to the King County Juvenile Court on delinquency matters…
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Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
- May 7, 2010, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
- Children and youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, like all children, deserve a quality education that allows them to develop the skills and competencies necessary for…
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Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood: Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Apr 23, 2009, David Altschuler, Gary Stangler, Kent Berkley, and Leonard Burton
- Explores how the child welfare and juvenile justice systems can better work to ensure that youth in their care successfully make the transition to adulthood.
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King County Resource Guide for Information Sharing - 2nd Edition
- Jan 1, 2009, Marcus Stubblefield
- Resource guideline providing direction on information sharing between staff from the following agencies: probation, detention child welfare, juvenile rehabilitation, law enforcement, schools, mental…
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Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration
- Dec 8, 2008, Child Welfare League of America, Janet Wiig, with John A. Tuell (revised in 2008)
- Built from years of collaborative expertise and experience, the newly revised Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration: A Framework for Improved Outcomes…
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Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems Integration Initiative: A Promising Progress Report
- Jan 24, 2008, Child Welfare League of America, John A. Tuell
- The work and progress in the numerous state and local jurisdictions around the country that have partnered with CWLA has also been highlighted in Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems…
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A Guide to Legal and Policy Analysis for Systems Integration
- Feb 1, 2006, Jessica K. Heldman
- Research has recently confirmed what practitioners have known for years: that there is a link between child maltreatment and delinquency and therefore the systems created to address these issues are…
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Understanding Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: From Research to Effective Program, Practice, and Systemic Solutions
- Jan 1, 2003, Janet K. Wiig, C.A. Widom, with John A. Tuell
- Describes the best research on the connection between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Also includes a description of a wide array of promising responses for improving outcomes for dual…