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Wednesday March 18, JDCAP Training Committee Meeting 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Wednesday April 8, JDCAP Executive Committee meeting 1:00-4:00 p.m. at CCAP
Thursday April 9, 10 AM - 3:00 PM JDCAP Board Membership meeting at CCAP
Employment Opportunities
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services is currently recruiting for a Director of Juvenile Justice for our Albany, NY Office. The director will be responsible for high level analysis of the juvenile justice, juvenile probation, alternatives to detention and placement, juvenile residential care systems and reentry services, as well as making recommendations for building capacity in those systems. Please visit the following site for further details and salary for this position:
State Jobs NY
Lori Chamberlain
Associate Personnel Administrator
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210
(518) 485-7696 | lori.chamberlain@dcjs.ny.gov
Additional Information
21st National Symposium Call for Presentations
The National Partnership for Juvenile Services is pleased to issue a "Call for Presentations" for our upcoming 21st National Symposium on Juvenile Services being held September 27 - October 1, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Wyndham Grand Hotel. To make this Symposium a success, we need juvenile services professionals to share their experiences and expertise.
Prospective workshop presenters are encouraged to submit proposals on a variety of topics including, but not limited to Current & Emerging Issues for the Juvenile Justice Practitioner, PREA Issues and Updated, Training and Performance Improvement for Staff, Implementing & Evaluating Effective Educational Strategies for Youth, Leadership Issues, Strategies for Understanding and Effectively Addressing DMC, Providing Services for Youth in Adult Facilities, and Community-Based Services.
Call for Presentations
Juvenile Drug Courts Program With Contingency Management and Multisystemic Therapy Rated "Promising" in reducing Alcohol, Drug Use and Crime
Juvenile drug courts are problem-solving courts for cases involving substance-abusing juveniles in need of specialized treatment services. The emphasis is on providing treatment to eligible, drug-involved juvenile offenders with the goal of reducing recidivism and substance abuse. The addition of the contingency management protocol and multisystemic therapy provides juveniles and families with additional engagement opportunities and support to improve the juvenile's behavior.
The program is rated "Promising" in reducing alcohol and drug use (at 12 months following treatment than juveniles in the usual family court); lowering the rates of positive urine screens for drugs and marijuana; and reducing status offenses, crimes against persons, and self-reported delinquency.
Learn more about this practice and the evaluations on CrimeSolutions.gov.
National Partnership for Juvenile Services Launches Online Journal
The National Partnership for Juvenile Services has launched the online "Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services." This OJJDP-funded journal will provide timely information to juvenile justice practitioners and researchers on topics and issues in juvenile justice. Topics will include effective strategies for working with at-risk youth; the operation of juvenile facilities; programming, such as educational, physical, and mental health and life skills training; juvenile justice trends; legal issues affecting juvenile justice practice; ethical issues in juvenile treatment; and leadership and training in juvenile justice.
Resources:
Access issues of the journal.
View the journal's submission guidelines.
SAMHSA Unveils New Suicide Prevention App
The app, based on the nationally recognized Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) card, is designed to help primary care and behavioral health providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practices and address suicide risk among their patients. The app offers tips on how to communicate effectively with patients and their families, determine appropriate next steps, and make referrals to treatment and community resources.
Suicide Safe is now available for free on iOSŪ and Android™ mobile devices.
Google Play
Apple Store
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