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Top January 27, 2014
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Conferences and Trainings
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Public Policy

For the most updated information on the budget as well as other legislative activity impacting county operations, visit the

CCAP budget news page.

 

Future Conferences and Trainings

The Pennsylvania Council of Children Youth and Family Services (PCCYFS) is once again hosting their annual spring conference. This year's conference "Inspiring Hope, Fostering Success," is a cost-effective opportunity for child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health and other professionals to network with colleagues, obtain high-quality training and earn needed CEUs. For additional information about this conference visit www.pccyfs.org/Spring_Conf.html

  

Apply to Join Virtual Learning Community on Trauma-Informed Peer Support and Trauma-Informed Organizational Change!

SAMHSA's National Center on Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) is offering the opportunity for peer-run programs to apply to participate in a free, intensive, 6-month Virtual Learning Community on Trauma-Informed Peer Support and Trauma-Informed Organizational Change.  Five organizations across the country will be selected to take part in this new learning opportunity.

The attached application invitation offers more detail about eligibility, the requirements of participation, the application process, and the trainers, Cathy Cave and Darby Penney.

Applications are due by 5 pm on February 3, 2014.

 

 

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Articles of Interest

Bart Lubow to Retire from Annie E. Casey Foundation

 

Big difference between juvenile, adult courts

 

Are juvenile halls fading away?

 

New child abuse laws mean higher costs for Cumberland County

  

Other Important Items

Collaborative for Change Releases Inaugural White Paper

Up to 70 percent of all youth in contact with the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Yet, the juvenile justice system is not always the best or most appropriate place to access the services they need. A new white paper from the Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change: A Training, Technical Assistance, and Education Center urges the use of community-based treatment interventions as the more appropriate and effective response to the needs of these youth.  Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System discusses the scope of this problem, scientific breakthroughs that can help, and how communities can adopt better solutions for youth with mental health needs in the juvenile justice system.

The Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change is a project of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice at Policy Research Associates, and is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of its Models for Change Resource Center Partnership.

 

Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2009-11

BJS just released a new report entitled Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2009-11. Some highlights are:

 

Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in 2011, a statistically significant increase over the 8,404 allegations reported in 2010 and 7,855 in 2009.

 

Total allegations of sexual victimization rose significantly between 2005 (6,241) and 2011 (8,763).

 

The increase in allegations of sexual victimization between 2005 and 2011 was largely due to prisons, where allegations increased from 4,791 allegations to 6,660 (up 39%).

 

In 2011, 902 allegations of sexual victimization (10%) were substantiated (i.e., determined to have occurred upon investigation).

 

State prison administrators reported 537 substantiated incidents of sexual victimization in 2011, up 17% from 459 substantiated incidents reported in 2005.

 

About 52% of substantiated incidents of sexual victimization in 2011 involved only inmates, while 48% of substantiated incidents involved staff with inmates.

Sexual Victimization Reported

 

Bureau of Justice Assistance Releases Report on Online Behaviors as Real-World Threats

The Bureau of Justice Assistance has released "Real Crimes in Virtual Worlds." This report, developed by Drexel University and Drakontas, focuses on how threatening behaviors among youth within online video games, virtual worlds, and social networks can pose real-world threats in schools. These online behaviors include bullying, threats, harassment, stalking, and abuse. The report highlights how virtual environments can help law enforcement, school resource officers, and school administrators become aware of real-world criminal intent, offers strategies for detecting and preventing online threats to improve school safety, and provides resources about suspicious or threatening online activities.

 

Resources:

View and download the report.

 

 

Disclaimer: The information provided in this publication is not intended to take the place of professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with competent legal, financial, or other appropriate professionals. Statements of facts and opinions expressed in this publication, by authors other than Association staff and officers, are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent an opinion or philosophy of the officers, members and staff of the Juvenile Detention Centers Association of Pennsylvania (JDCAP). No endorsement of advertised products or services is implied by JDCAP unless those products or services are expressly endorsed, or are owned or managed by the Association. Materials may not be reproduced or translated in part or in whole without express permission; please direct your requests to Wayne Bear

Staff- Wayne Bear wbear@pacounties.org Lori Lawyer llawyer@pacounties.org