The FASD Center has developed online courses, educational materials, and training and technical assistance resources on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.  The online course is “FASD: The Course “ (7 modules and a video library; for health, mental health, and social service providers, educators, and others), and the Curriculum for Addiction Professionals: Level 1.  The “Curriculum for Addiction Professionals: Level 2” is the Facilitator’s Manual.  Accompanying educational materials and training tools are provided.  Pre-tests and post-tests are included. (The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental ...

This resource brings together strategies, practices, resources, and documents on transition to enable administrators and service providers to deliver high-quality transition services for children and youth moving into, through, and out of education programs within the juvenile justice system.  The focus is on the administrative processes, coordination efforts, and communication practices within the juvenile justice system -- with a primary focus on programs that directly provide education services. (Located at the American Institutes for Research in Washington DC, NDTAC is funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.)

Mental health courts are one of many initiatives launched in the past two decades to address the large numbers of people with mental illness involved in the criminal justice system.   This guide describes mental health court and its goals, the types of individuals who participate in mental health courts, what the research says about mental health courts, issues to be considered when planning or designing a mental health court, and other topics.  It includes a section on mental health courts for juveniles.  (This report was prepared for BJA by the Justice Center of the Council of State Governments.)

This guide has been developed to assist professionals in the workforce development system in gaining a better understanding of the needs of youth involved, or at risk of being involved, in the juvenile corrections system.   The Guide encourages collaborative efforts across the nation between juvenile justice, education, workforce development, mental health, and other community institutions, as well as youth and families.  The emerging promising practices and recommendations it sets forth are derived from the research available, as well as a review of current federal law.  (The NCWD/Youth is housed at the Institute of Educational Leadership in Washington DC.  It is ...

The EDJJ Professional Development Series reflects sound research and principles of effective instruction in juvenile correctional education and best practices in adult inservice training.  The series will benefit all professionals serving students who are involved in or are at-risk for becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. This may include individuals from education and special education, law enforcement, social work, parole, probation, rehabilitation counseling, the judiciary, social service agencies and parents.  Facilitator modules, training modules, and content modules on four topics are freely available at the website.  The bottom of the page shows links to ...

The federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) launched its largest investment ever in mental health research in 2000 -- aimed at providing the field with guidance to address the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system.   The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (a) conducted an extensive review of the research literature; (b) completed a multi-site study of mental health needs and services for youth in different levels of juvenile justice care; (c) identified existing promising practices and programs; and (d) used the data and information collected from these tasks to develop a comprehensive model.  The results ...

Nine videos on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports are currently available.  These include such topics as (a) The Implementation of Behavior Instruction in the Total School (includes a tutorial); (b) Positive Unified Behavior Support: A Model of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (in both English and Spanish); (c)  (c) Creating the Culture of Positive Behavior Supports; (d) PBS for Youth Involved in Juvenile Corrections; and five others.  (The Center on PBIS is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Education and 11 technical assistance units across the United States.  Funded by the Department’s Office of Special Education Programs, the Center is ...

The National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJT) enhances the capacity of state-based, juvenile justice coalitions to advocate for fair, equitable, and developmentally appropriate adjudication and treatment for all children, youth and families involved in the juvenile justice system.  Documents and presentations made in conjunction with NJJT teleconferences are available in five categories: (a) Evidence-Based Practices; (b) Medicaid and Title IV-E; (c) Pathways to Desistance; (d) School Discipline and Family Engagement; and (e) Sex Offenders.  Within these four categories, 17 teleconferences are included as of late 2009 -- and they will continue.  (The National Juvenile Justice ...