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Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment
of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
Appendix A: Key ResourcesYouth SpecificAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Virginia Anthony The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is a membership-based organization that is composed of over 6,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. The members of AACAP research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders while giving direction and addressing new developments in the health care needs of children and families. The information that AACAP publishes has the goal of promoting an understanding of mental illnesses and removing the stigma associated with mental illness. Publications are geared towards assuring proper treatment and access to services for children and adolescents. Center for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health Peter Jensen, MD In addition to knowledge identification, consensus, and dissemination, the Center for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health provides assistance, in terms of technical and logistical support, to organizations and institutions committed to implementing scientifically based mental health practices. This support may include consultation or on-site training. The Center utilizes scientific reviews, workshops, conferences, researchers, parents, family members, policymakers, and practitioners to identify what is known about pediatric mental disorders. Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA Howard Adelman In addition to knowledge identification, consensus and dissemination, the Center for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health provides assistance, in the form of technical and logistical support, to organizations and institutions committed to implementing scientifically based mental health practices. This support may include consultation or on-site training. The Center utilizes scientific reviews, workshops, and conferences. Researchers, parents, family members, policymakers, and practitioners work together to identify what is known about pediatric mental disorders. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice Daniel Macallair The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) aims to reduce society’s reliance on the use of incarceration as a solution to social problems. CJCJ accomplishes this goal by utilizing a variety of programs for persons facing imprisonment, as well as education dealing with imprisonment and technical assistance. CJCJ has formed the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) in order to promote effective and sensible approaches to the American justice system. Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice Gail Wasserman, Ph.D. The mission of the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice at Columbia University is to provide expert guidance to the field regarding best practices for psychiatric assessment of youth in juvenile justice settings. The Center is working to aid juvenile justice settings in determining how to incorporate scientifically sound mental health assessments into practice and how to map mental health services onto the results of those assessments. Child Welfare League of America Shay Bilchik The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of more than 1,100 public and nonprofit agencies. These member agencies are involved with prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and they provide various services in addition to child protection, such as: family foster care, adoption, positive youth development programs, residential group care, child care, family-centered practice, and programs for pregnant and parenting teenagers. The Child Welfare League of America establishes its own standards of excellence as goals for child welfare practice. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder E. Clarke Ross, DPA Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national nonprofit organization providing education, advocacy, and support for individuals with ADHD. In addition to their website, CHADD publishes a variety of printed materials to keep members and professionals current on research advances, medications, and treatments affecting individuals with ADHD. These materials include Attention! magazine, the CHADD Information and Resource Guide to ADHD, News From CHADD, a free electronically mailed current events newsletter, as well as other publications of specific interest to educators, professionals, and parents. Coalition for Juvenile Justice David J. Doi The top priority of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) is the prevention of youth violence and delinquency. The CJJ supports community efforts to provide preschool education, mentors, job skills, after school recreation and counseling programs that offer adult guidance and a constructive social outlet to children. CJJ represents 56 governor-appointed advisory groups that support the juvenile court system in the United States. Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators Edward Loughran The Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) brings together ideas and philosophies at the administrative level of juvenile corrections planning and policy making. Using these ideas, CJCA is involved in the advancement of juvenile corrections and juvenile justice techniques dealing with program development, design of physical facilities, staff training, and management of juvenile facilities. Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Sandra Spencer The Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health provides leadership for a nationwide network of family run organizations that target emotional, behavioral, and mental disorders. The federation strives to react to the needs of all families, believing that mental illness affects all income, education, racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Juvenile Law Center Robert Schwartz The Juvenile Law Center advocates for children who have come in contact with public agencies. The goal of the Juvenile Law Center is to ensure that children are treated fairly by the systems that were created to help them. Also the Juvenile Law Center focuses on ensuring that these children receive the proper services and treatments. The Juvenile Law Center has staff attorneys that represent a small number of children in dependency and delinquency cases in family court. This direct representation allows the Juvenile Law Center to be involved in the day-to-day activities of the child welfare system. National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice Peter E. Leone, Ph.D. National Center for Juvenile Justice Hunter Hurst, III As the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (see below), the National Center for Juvenile Justice, a private, nonprofit organization, acts as a resource for original, independent research on topics related to juvenile justice. Its three departments—systems research, applied research and legal research—strive to leverage improvements to the juvenile and family court system. National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Mary Mentaberry The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) works to increase awareness and sensitivity to children’s issues. The focus of the Council is on providing meaningful assistance to judges, court administrators, and professionals who are in charge of the care of children within the justice system. Along with providing support, the Council provides continuing educational opportunities in the field of juvenile justice. National Indian Child Welfare Association Terry Cross NICWA provides public policy, research, and advocacy; information and training on Indian child welfare; and community development services to a broad national audience, including tribal governments and programs, state child welfare agencies, and other organizations, agencies, and professionals interested in the field of Indian child welfare. National Juvenile Defender Center Patricia Puritz The National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) was created in 1999 to respond to the critical need to build the capacity of the juvenile defense bar and to improve access to counsel and quality of representation for children in the justice system. In 2005, the National Juvenile Defender Center separated from the American Bar Association to become an independent organization. NJDC gives juvenile defense attorneys a more permanent capacity to address practice issues, improve advocacy skills, build partnerships, exchange information, and participate in the national debate over juvenile crime. National Juvenile Detention Association Earl Dunlap The National Juvenile Detention Association (NJDA) exists to advance the science, process, and art of juvenile detention services through the overall improvement of the juvenile justice profession. The Association promotes adequate detention services for juveniles by interpreting and promoting the concepts of juvenile detention services at the national, state, and local levels. PACER Center Lili Garfinkel The mission of PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. With assistance to individual families, workshops, materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children, PACER’s work affects and encourages families in Minnesota and across the nation. W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice James R. Bell The W. Haywood Burns Institute was created to act as a voice for poor youth and youth of color, their families, and communities in juvenile justice. The Institute targets the over-representation of youth of color in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems around the United States. Youth Law Center Mark Soler The Youth Law Center is a nonprofit, public interest law office that works to protect abused and at-risk children. The focus of the Center is the problems of children living apart from their families in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Staff attorneys investigate reports of abuse of children in adult jails, juvenile detention facilities, state institutions, and child welfare systems. Center attorneys who investigate use technical assistance and negotiation to bring about change. |
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