Children and Family Fellowship
A prestigious leadership program for outstanding executives who can steer and influence organizations serving children and families.
A prestigious leadership program for outstanding executives who can steer and influence organizations serving children and families.
Practice and policy experts work with public systems to improve outcomes for children involved with child welfare systems.
A site-based effort to reduce the use of detention — the holding of youth before adjudication — and increase more effective interventions.
A jurisdiction-level reform effort to reduce the number of youth in correctional facilities and other out-of-home placements.
A group of child advocacy and research organizations representing every state and using data to promote smart policies on issues ranging from child welfare and juvenile justice to education and economic opportunity.
An effective strategy to assist low-income individuals and families with reaching financial stability and moving up the economic ladder.
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Kid “jails” are routinely found to be unsafe, unhealthy and unconstitutional for juvenile offenders. Not in Missouri.
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Reducing the number of youth in correctional institutions and out-of-home placements is key to reforming the juvenile justice system. The Foundation has selected six local sites – Bernalillo County, N.M.; Jefferson Parish, La.; Lucas County, Ohio; Marion County, Ind.; the city of St. Louis, Mo.; and Washoe County, N.V. – to pilot strategies to safely reduce commitments and other out-of-home placements following delinquency adjudication.
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The Honorable Jimmie Edwards, who for a number of years led JDAI reform in the city of St. Louis, Mo., has been selected to receive the 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts.
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Members of Johnson County, Missouri, JDAI are "mapping" available youth programs in an effort to evaluate their system's strengths and deficiencies.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced the 2012 JDAI Fundamentals Training Team.