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The next JDCAP Training Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday November 13, 10A-2P at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justices Services Center. The training committee will be sent a proposed agenda in advance of this meeting.

The next JDCAP Standards Committee is Wednesday Sept 11 at 10:00 AM at the Abraxas Academy in Morgantown PA. During this upcoming meeting, we will review the Food Service standards.

Additional Information

Preventing Gang Membership Report Available

The National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published "Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership." Written by leading public health and criminal justice researchers, "Changing Course" provides principles to help practitioners and policymakers make decisions based on the best available evidence to prevent kids from joining a gang. The report examines why youth are attracted to gangs, explores key child development issues and risks for joining a gang, and offers prevention strategies that a variety of stakeholders - such as schools, law enforcement, public health, and communities - can use to address their specific needs.

New Resources for Creating Trauma-Informed
Juvenile Justice Systems   

A series of briefs addressing key elements of a trauma-informed juvenile justice system is now available online from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, NCTSN seeks to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States. 

The briefs address the following topics:

Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Roundtable: Current Issues and New Directions in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems by Carly B. Dierkhising, Susan Ko, and Jane Halladay Goldman, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention by Patricia K. Kerig, University of Utah

The Role of Family Engagement in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems by Liane Rozzell, Families & Allies of Virginia's Youth

Cross-System Collaboration by Macon Stewart, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Trauma and the Environment of Care in Juvenile Institutions by Sue Burrell, Youth Law Center

Racial Disparities and the Juvenile Justice System: A Legacy of Trauma by Clinton Lacey, New York City Department of Probation