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Thursday, October 13, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.(continued)recommendations for effective responses to addressing theirneeds. The panelists will examine the impact that the juvenilejustice system has on more than 1 million minor childrenwho have a mother under correctional supervision and morethan 250,000 children who have mothers in jail or prison.existing ones) to understand where resistance to equity progressoccurs and what to do about it, and exploring projectsthat can boost effectiveness at the individual, organizational,and community levels. The discussion will also examine anevaluation of the Reclaiming Futures initiative.3:15 P.M. – 4:45 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONSAGENDA: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13Prevention and Intervention: Overcoming theTrauma of Children’s Exposure to Violence;Showcasing Joe Torre’s Margaret’s Place(Track: Defending Childhood)Chesapeake G–IJoe Torre, Safe at Home FoundationJudith Lynn, Margaret’s PlaceJessica Mischkot, Margaret’s PlaceModerators: Will Bronson and Shania Kapoor, OJJDPIn this session, Joe Torre will discuss the work of Margaret’sPlace. In 2002, Mr. Torre and his wife created the Safe AtHome Foundation, whose mission is “educating to end thecycle of domestic violence and save lives.” In 2005, the JoeTorre Safe At Home Foundation opened its first school-basedprogramming initiative, Margaret’s Place, at Hostos-LincolnAcademy, Bronx, New York. Margaret’s Place, a tribute to Mr.Torre’s mother, is a comprehensive program that providesstudents with a safe room in school where they can meetwith a professional counselor trained in domestic violenceintervention and prevention. Currently, the Joe Torre SafeAt Home Foundation has 10 fully funded and operationalMargaret’s Places in New York City and Westchester County(New York).Special Session: Introduction to Anti-OppressivePractices (Note: this is a 3-hour session)Chesapeake J–LLaura Nissen, Reclaiming FuturesAnn Curry-Stevens, Portland State UniversityModerator: Marilyn Roberts, OJJDPThis session will introduce anti-oppressive practice (AOP)theories, frameworks, and strategies to increase equity,decrease disparities, and interrupt oppression in the juvenilejustice and other government systems. The session willexplore how this framework is being used to increase focuson equity and resolving disparities in a variety of health,human services, and justice-based work both in the UnitedStates and internationally. The session will highlight buildingawareness of equity efforts and effectiveness, increasingclient/community voice and power, using AOP in both clinicaland organizational settings, creating action plans (or auditingMini-PlenaryEmerging Local, State, and Federal Efforts To ImproveSchool Discipline PoliciesNational Harbor 2–3Michael Thompson, Council of State Governments Justice CenterModerator/Presenter: Bill Modzeleski, U.S. Department ofEducationThis session will review a groundbreaking analysis conductedin Texas on the effects that school expulsion andsuspension have on students and their likelihood to becomeinvolved with the juvenile justice system. The study hasnational implications, promotes innovative strategies thatcommunities are designing to reduce schools’ dependenceon suspension and expulsion to manage student behaviors,and highlights a federal initiative that the Attorney Generaland Secretary of Education recently announced on this topic.WorkshopsBest Practices for Supporting Children inJuvenile and Family Courts(Track: Protecting and Advocating for Children)National Harbor 4–5Judge Ernestine Gray, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, LouisianaJudge Constance Cohen, Des Moines, IowaJudge Karen Adam, Tucson, ArizonaModerator/Presenter: Zulema Ruby White Starr, National Councilof Juvenile and Family Court JudgesThis workshop will highlight several important initiatives thatsupport children in juvenile and family courts. Participantswill learn about the Child Victims Act Model Courts Project,a network of 36 courts that serve as models and mentors tojurisdictions nationwide, and will receive an overview of theDelinquency Model Court Project, a network of 7 courts thatimprove practice in delinquency cases through implementationof the Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines. In addition, thesession will provide an overview of a new resource centerthat provides access to information and assistance for thoseworking in the field of domestic violence and child protectionand custody.22
Thursday, October 13, 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.(continued)Scott Peterson, Global Youth JusticeModerator: Michael Shader, OJJDPSport-Based Youth DevelopmentNational Harbor 6Lawrence Cann, Street Soccer USALou Bergholz, Doc Wayne Athletic LeagueJustina Sharrock, Coach Across America and Harlem RBIModerator: Paul Caccamo, Up2UsIn this panel presentation, Up2Us (a coalition of youth sportsorganizations that use sports as a solution to critical issuesfacing youth) will highlight strategies and programs thathave achieved positive outcomes for hard-to-serve youth—homeless youth; youth in underserved, impoverished communities;and youth in residential mental health treatmentfacilities. These programs use sports as a way to prevent andreduce violence, promote prosocial behavior, and avoid riskybehaviors. Participants will learn about evidence-based bestpractices, tested curriculums and strategies for program delivery,and how to bring human resources to programs usingsports as a way to keep kids safe, happy, and healthy.Promising Examples of Judicial Leadership To AchieveDeinstitutionalization of Status OffendersNational Harbor 10Judge David Stucki (retired), Stark County Family Court (Ohio)Judge Joan Byer, Jefferson Circuit Court, Family Trial Division(Kentucky)Judge Karen Ashby, 2nd Judicial District, Denver Juvenile Court(Colorado)Moderator: Tara Andrews, Coalition for Juvenile JusticeThree judges who have the statutory authority to securelydetain status offenders under the valid court order exceptionwill discuss why they have chosen to pursue alternativeoptions that achieve both the letter and the spirit of thedeinstitutionalization of status offenders core requirementof the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of1974, as amended. Workshop participants will learn howjudges in different parts of the nation use their statutory andinherent powers to reduce the locked detention of youth whocommit status offenses, and even divert those youth fromthe juvenile court altogether.Moving Toward Best Practices for Mentoring: Recentand Ongoing Research on the Moderators of ProgramEffectivenessNational Harbor 11David Dubois, Institute for Health Research and Policy, Universityof Illinois at ChicagoJames Trudeau, RTI InternationalStephanie Hawkins, RTI InternationalThis panel will highlight what is currently known about thebest practices for mentoring programs and will describethree currently funded OJJDP mentoring research projects tofurther inform the field. The panelists will describe researchon the components of a mentoring program that are mosteffective and will identify the components of mentoring programsthat can reduce juvenile delinquency and offending.Adolescent Substance Abuse and TreatmentNational Harbor 12–13Randy Muck, Advocates for Youth and Family Behavioral HealthTreatment, LLCCarol A. Schubert, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineEdward P. Mulvey, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineJohn F. Kelly, Harvard Medical School, MGH-Harvard Center forAddiction MedicineModerator: Susan Broderick, Georgetown UniversityPresenters will highlight the latest research findings on thenear-epidemic proportions of juvenile use and/or abuse ofalcohol and other substances at younger ages and offerinnovative strategies that can broaden avenues of preventionand dispel some myths about certain interventions. Inaddition, presenters will discuss the Pathways to DesistanceStudy and its findings relating to the effectiveness of treatmentin reducing both subsequent use and subsequentoffending. An overview of 12-step programs for youth willexpand the discussion beyond treatment to include issuessurrounding recovery.Ensuring Public Safety Through Successful Reentry—A Developmental Model (Track: Youth in Custody)Potomac 1–3David Altschuler, Johns Hopkins UniversityJudge Denise Cubbon, Lucas County (Ohio)Kevin Shepherd, Ohio Department of Youth ServicesRyan Shanahan, Vera Institute of JusticeModerator: Shay Bilchik, Georgetown UniversityThis discussion will focus on strategies and barriers for thesuccessful reentry of juvenile offenders as they transition toadulthood. The focus will be on mainstreaming youth backto the community, school, and into the workforce followingplacement in the juvenile justice system. The session will explainthe need for a strength-based approach that engagesyouth and their families and the need for a strong focuson case management, interventions based on adolescentdevelopment, cognitive behavioral methodologies, educationand employment, and a stable, well-supported transition toadulthood. The panelists will address these issues throughAGENDA AT A GLANCEAGENDA: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1323
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