Juvenile Justice
The juvenile justice system refers to the services and supports provided to children under the age of 18 who are involved with the justice system. The juvenile justice system is focused on moving services from treatment facilities to the community, focusing on diversion, and providing age-appropriate treatment.
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Black Youth Were Four Times More Likely To Be Flagged As High Aggression Risk During Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits
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Median Pediatric Mental Health Boarding Stay Up 33% To Four Days
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Pennsylvania Planning Family Navigator Pilot For Children With Serious Emotional Disturbance
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California Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative Expands To Prisons Statewide Ahead of Schedule
Latest Resources
- San Diego County Awarded $1 Million Grant To Help End Girls Incarceration
- Judge Orders More Than 100 Youths Moved From L.A. County Juvenile Hall
- Medicaid & Incarcerated Individuals
- Fixing The Experience
- Washington State Announces Plan For New Youth Detention Center To Ease Overcrowding
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Planning A 170-Bed Regional Juvenile Justice Center
- Equal Justice USA Announces Four Communities In New Youth Restorative Justice Cohort
- The Corrections Transition
- Blue Sky Strategy & Beyond
- South Carolina Building New Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility For Youth
- Northeast Treatment Centers: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
- Beating The Stats
- Conditions At Texas Juvenile Detention Centers Violated Youth Civil Rights, IDEA, ADA
- Maryland Seeks Onsite Nursing Services
- Less Than 20% Of Youth Received Needed Mental Health Services In 16 Years After Detention
In April 2025, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge issued an order directing the Los Angeles County Probation Department to begin depopulating the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, California, without closing it entirely. The court’s mandate calls for reducing the number of youth aged 13 to 21 housed there by more than 100, to a level that allows the Department to meet state standards set by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC),… Read
- Lighthouse Youth & Family Services: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
- South Bay Community Services – Winning Contract For Achievement Center Services To California’s San Diego County Probation Department, 2024
- Pennsylvania’s City Of Philadelphia Seeks Juvenile Justice Services Training & Staff Development
- Iowa Seeks Juvenile Reentry Services
- Mental Health Association Of San Diego County – Winning Contract For Wellness Team Services To California’s San Diego County Probation Department, 2024
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Government Contract Award Announcements
- Michigan’s Macomb County Awards Jail-Based Cognitive Behavioral Group Services Contract To CARE Of Southeastern Michigan
- New York Awards Danielson Framework Training Services Contract To Rosa Educational Consulting, Inc.
- Nevada Awards Certified Community Behavioral Health Care Centers Data Project Services Contract To Public Health Supportive Services, LLC
- Nevada Awards Pharmacy Benefits Manager Services Contract To Ramsell Corporation
- Delaware’s New Castle County Awards Off-Site Program Services For 18-20 Year Olds With Disabilities Contract To Opportunity Center, Inc.