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Babies Can't Wait

January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Starting in March 2001, New York State's Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children developed and implemented a pilot training project in the Bronx family court system called "Babies Can't Wait."

Legal Volunteers Provide Services to Help Meet Health Needs of Poor Children in New York City

July 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Legal intervention to protect the rights of children can be a necessary step in meeting their health needs.

Model Community-Based Treatment Program Reduces Hospitalization and Jail Time Among People with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

September 29, 2008 | Program Result Report

Project Link is a consortium of six community service organizations to reduce repeated hospitalizations and incarcerations among a population of clients with the dual diagnoses of severe mental illness and substance abuse.

Health Link Program Provided Health and Community Services to Current and Former Inmates of New York City's Rikers Island Jail

February 23, 2006 | Program Result Report

The Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health designed and ran Health Link, which provided in-jail and post-release services to women and adolescent inmates ages 16 to 18 at New York City's Rikers Island correctional complex.

"Portable" Substance Abuse Treatment Model Helps Teens in the Juvenile Justice System and After Their Release

August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

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.

Skidmore College Takes a Community Justice Approach Toward Drug and Alcohol Offenders

February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

In 2001, Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., implemented a community justice approach to honor code violations, including violations of drug and alcohol policy.

Inmates Go from Big House to Greenhouse on Rikers Island

December 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The Horticultural Society of New York hired a project coordinator a horticultural program that provides education, counseling, job training, and transitional employment to New York City inmates.

Community Policing Helps Reduce Youth Violence

August 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

Harvard Law School directed five case studies of four cities that have made significant efforts to reduce youth violence or reform the juvenile justice system.

Research Finds that La Bodega de la Familia Program for Families Helps Former Drug Users Stay Clean

February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Vera Institute of Justice evaluated La Bodega de la Familia, a program operated by the Vera Institute and dedicated to improving family well-being by supporting families of drug users under parole or probation supervision.

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