Suicide Prevention
Missouri closed its training schools for juvenile delinquents nearly 30 years ago and there’s not been one agency suicide since that time.
Kid “jails” are routinely found to be unsafe, unhealthy and unconstitutional. Not in Missouri. Its award-winning, unconventional approach for dealing with the most hardened juvenile offenders is producing incredible results with less money. It has been widely cited and often praised—but seldom replicated. This nuts and bolts report is here to change that.
In addition to the full report, a 16-page summary also is available.
Missouri closed its training schools for juvenile delinquents nearly 30 years ago and there’s not been one agency suicide since that time.
$3 - $6 million can be saved by keeping just 1 high-risk kid away from a life of crime.
Missouri’s approach to youth corrections has kept political support for nearly three decades under governors from both political parties.
In 2001, the American Youth Policy Center identified Missouri as a “guiding light” for reform in juvenile justice. 85% of kids in the program were productively engaged in education or employment at the time of their release. 25% to 30% of kids in the program had some form of family therapy before leaving custody.
