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April 10, 2013 | Story
Tracie McClendon-Cole was an accomplished lawyer, juvenile justice expert, and health equality advocate in Kansas City, Mo., when she became a Ladder to Leadership fellow to become an instrument of change in the community.
November 1, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The closing session of the APHA meeting focused on incarceration, justice, and health.
National Program
An approach to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol, trauma and crime by uniting juvenile courts, probation, adolescent substance abuse treatment, and the community.
January 28, 2010 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of Pittsburgh coordinated a longitudinal study of 1,355 serious adolescent offenders in Philadelphia and Phoenix to learn what paths led them to continued engagement with the criminal justice system or away from it.
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Vera Institute of Justice partnered with the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice to develop, implement and conduct an outcomes evaluation of a model treatment program for juvenile offenders who meet criteria for substance abuse or dependence.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Community Justice Institute at Florida Atlantic University conducted a national study designed to answer basic questions about restorative conferencing, an alternative to court for juvenile crime offenders.
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
Northwest Professional Consortium developed a strengths-based assessment tool for use in the juvenile justice system and pilot tested it in three Oregon counties. They also developed and tested training materials for users of the tool.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Comprehensive Adjustment Program for Youth takes Camden County adolescents serving time for drug-related offenses and provides them with structured and comprehensive day-treatment services.
October 26, 2009 | News Release
New funds use Reclaiming Futures model to strengthen juvenile drug courts.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Federal grants helped 16 states create system change in their adolescent substance abuse treatment programs.