Pennsylvania, the first state selected to participate in the Models for Change initiative, is focusing its efforts in three areas: 

1. Improving and coordinating access to mental health services for youth in Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system
2. Working towards successful models in aftercare
3. Reducing disproportionate minority contact

Additional information about Pennsylvania’s Models for Change work is available at http://www.modelsforchange.net/locations/PA/

Illinois, the second Models for Change state, has targeted:

1. Reforming Illinois’ automatic transfer laws
2. Expanding community-based alternatives to secure confinement
3. Reducing disproportionate minority contact

Additional information about Illinois’ Models for Change work is available at http://www.modelsforchange.net/locations/IL/

Louisiana, the third state selected for participation in Models for Change has targeted:

1. Developing alternatives to formal processing and secure confinement
2. Establishing a network of evidence-based community services
3. Reducing disproportionate minority contact

Additional information about Louisiana’s Models for Change work is available at http://www.modelsforchange.net/locations/LA/

Washington, the last Models for Change state selected is focusing its reform efforts on:

1. Developing and improving access to effective, alternative interventions for truant youth
2. Reducing disproportionate contact with the juvenile justice system among youth of color
3. Ensuring that justice-involved youth with mental health problems are identified and provided with services that are evidence-based and culturally responsive

Additional information about Washington’s Models for Change work is available at http://www.modelsforchange.net/locations/WA/