Leaders' Jolt! - December 2015

Welcome to December's issue of Leaders' Jolt. We're passionate about evidence based practice and as a result, we've included a comprehensive collection of great articles, grant resources and dates for our upcoming events.

Articles & Updates

Corrections and Reentry:

• Idaho plans to reform correctional programs after in-depth assessment
• Three states awarded $5.2 million for data-driven justice reinvestment efforts

Substance Abuse:

• West Virginia expands access to substance abuse treatment through justice reinvestment
• Study finds 15% of college women have been raped while incapacitated by drugs or alcohol during freshman year

Policing:

• Do police officers in schools actually make kids safer?

Juvenile Justice:

• Juvenile justice representatives from all 50 states meet to develop plans for improving youth outcomes
• Study finds educational opportunities lag for kids in juvenile detention

Evidence-Based Criminal Justice:

• President Obama calls for more effective criminal justice system guided by data and evidence-based approaches

Grants

• Information regarding 2016 funding opportunities with NIJ
• SAMHSA Statewide Family Network Program
• CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention
• HUD Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration Program
• DOS Regional Efforts to Address Torture and Human Right Abuses of Prisoners/Detainees
• Connecting Criminal Justice to Health Care Initiative
• DOJ Justice for Families Program
• SAMHSA Targetted Capacity Expansion-Peer-to-Peer

Our Next Evidence-Based Workshops & Conferences

• How To Become An Evidence-Based Organization & Practitioner
  - March 9-11 2016 - Miami, FL.

• Traumatic Stress & Vicarious Trauma: Impacts & How to Recognize & Manage Them At Your Agency for Services Excellence
  - March 10-11 2016 - Miami, FL

• Case Management: Evidence-Based Models & Supports
  - March 29-April 1 2016 - New Orleans, LA
  
  • Care Coordination
  • Family Engagement in Community
  • Employment Focused Workforce Services
  • Motivational Interviewing Skills

Our Next Three Webcasts

• Ethics - January 5th 2016
• Person Centered Planning - January 8th 2016
• Suicides Detection & Prevention - January 12th 2016

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