From the Field: Four Ways to Transform Juvenile Justice Now The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released videos on four emerging areas of juvenile justice practice — youth partnership, credible messengers, restorative justice and healing youth trauma. The talks inspire practitioners to think differently about what’s possible within their systems. Visit the post to watch the videos. Read More
Latest JDAI Results: Significant Reductions in Juvenile Incarceration and Crime Since its launch as a pilot project 27 years ago, JDAI® has yielded a 50% decrease in juvenile incarceration across participating sites. Today, JDAI sites are widening their focus beyond just reducing the number of young people in confinement and actively promoting young people’s success and well-being. Read More
Watch: Nate Balis on the Strength of the JDAI Network A new video recording reports on the state of JDAI®, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s movement for juvenile justice reform. The session captures the address that Nate Balis, director of the Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, delivered to 800 justice practitioners and decision makers at the 2019 JDAI Inter-Site Conference in Seattle. Read More
Juvenile Justice Resources: Webinar Recordings to Improve Practice JDAIconnect hosts free webinars to share knowledge within the field. The one-hour webinars are coordinated by JDAI’s training partner and span a range of subjects from JDAI core strategies such as expediting case processing to newer initiatives to engage young people in system reform. Read More
Better Family Life and MILPA Earn Casey’s 2019 Gloria J. Jenkins Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Better Family Life, Inc., and MILPA Collective the recipients of its 2019 Gloria J. Jenkins Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to juvenile justice reform by a community-based organization. Read More
Meet the 2019 JDAI Distinguished System Leadership Award Winners Leaders from New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Santa Cruz, California have earned the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2019 JDAI® Distinguished System Leadership Award, which honors a youth justice system leader who has achieved lasting juvenile justice reform in a JDAI site. Read More
Two Social Justice Champions Receive Bimel Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Lynn Ausley, a member of the Juvenile Court Family Council in Pierce County, Washington, and Frankie Guzman, director of the California Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law, as its 2019 Natalie S. Bimel Award recipients. Read More
APA Reinforces Casey’s Vision for Juvenile Probation Transformation A new article featured in an APA journal reinforces the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s call for transforming juvenile probation and highlights two jurisdictions that have made large-scale changes to juvenile probation in line with Casey’s vision. Read More
Santa Cruz Probation Collaboration Reduces Group Home Placements for Latino Youth In Santa Cruz County, California, Latino youth on probation experienced worse outcomes and higher rates of confinement when compared to their white peers. To address this disparity, the county probation department partnered with a community-based nonprofit to launch a family focused, culturally informed program called FUERTE. And it’s working. Read More
Resource Roundup: Juvenile Justice Publications This resource roundup — highlighting materials developed by juvenile justice leaders and researchers with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s support — shares new knowledge and key findings from the field. Read More
