This in depth article describes the government’s plan to increase public safety and improve outcomes for youth through Juvenile Justice Reform. The article is focused on the definitions of the policies and politics that are involved with Juvenile Justice reform.
Established by the US Department of Education, this website helps to implement and provide Technical assistance to help nourish children with disabilities on a social, academic, and emotional level. This website contains videos and articles that give advice as to ways educators can help support children in need.
The authors suggest that the solution emphasize the adoption of a two-prong prevention approach that considers informed decision making, selection of evidence-based practices, and implementation of culturally relevant tiered systems of support.”
This detailed handbook is the second edition from the Center Of Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University. The fifty-page handbook breaks down the issues from multisystem perspectives, and provides evidence-based research and recent legal policy reforms to shed light on how to improve education for children of all needs.
This website includes multiple resources on educating educators and parents on reforms, and provides links to expert organizations that have an expertise in educational reform for youth in the juvenile justice system.
This PDF from The National Technical Assistance Center for The Education of Neglected & Delinquent Youth focuses on the “four conditions for learning: 1) safety, 2) support, 3) social and emotional learning, and 4) engagement and challenge. The brief defines these condition for learning, cites relevant research, provides strategies to foster each condition, and offers a multitude of resources to further the reader’s knowledge and development of these conditions”.
The Ohio Juvenile Diversion Association (OJDA) is a nonprofit professional organization which promotes prevention and treatment options for juveniles and their families. Members provide informal/unofficial services that reduce the risk of future official/formal involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Publishes resources for a variety of youth and teen courts, helps organizations start new youth courts, and trains courts to develop their established youth or teen program. Also provides a searchable youth court directory.
The NCPC provides tools that communities can use to learn crime prevention strategies, engage community members, and coordinate with local agencies to help keep themselves and their community safe from crime.
An independent non-partisan, non-profit affiliate of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges established to provide consultation, technical assistance and trainings to juvenile and family court judicial officers and other professionals working with high risk children and their families.
The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is the world’s leading adult ADHD organization. Its mission is to provide information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) lead better lives. It is an international non-profit organization, founded twenty years ago by adult ADHD support group leaders to share information, resources and provide support for one another. In the 20 years since its inception, ADDA has grown to become the source for information and resources exclusively for and about the adult ADHD community. Its goal is to generate hope, awareness, empowerment and connections worldwide in the field of AD/HD.
Comprehensive site containing information and resources on teen and family issues to support families with troubled and at-risk teens. Topics include, abuse, anger, gangs, eating disorders, school violence, and many other topic areas.
SER is a national, private, non-profit organization that addresses the needs of economically challenged individuals in education, job skills training, literacy, and employment.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are disorders faced by many families today. KidSource has brought together their best articles here in this section.
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP), a Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) training and technical assistance provider, is here to meet all of your training and technical assistance needs on the inclusion of individuals with disabilities as active participants in your national service program.
The premise behind the One Place for Special Needs Web site is simple-- if we are all together in one place, we can become an enormous think tank of shared resources, knowledge and experience. From this Web site you can find families in your own neighborhood, add resources, disability organizations, events and discussion topics. You can also start your own online community or join existing groups for support and friendship.
A sample care plan for children with special health needs from the State of New Jersey. This plan is to be completed by a health care provider and includes medication information, special medical equipment, emergency care, and other necessary information for caring for a child with special health needs.
Project UNIFY is a U.S. national project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Its goal is to activate young people around the country in an effort to develop school communities where all young people are agents of change — fostering respect, dignity and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities by utilizing the programs and initiatives of Special Olympics.
The National Inclusion Project in North Carolina was started by Clay Aiken and Diane Bubel. NIP partners with communities by providing funding for programs seeking to include ALL children. Grant submission accepted March - July.
ERIC-the Education Resources Information Center provides an online digital library of educational resources and information. Internet based bibliographic full text database of education research and information.