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An Overview of Juvenile Mental Health CourtsMany youth in American juvenile detention centers have unmet mental health needs. Juvenile mental health courts link young people with appropriate mental health services and help return them to their communities. Learn how.
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What Social Science Tells Us about Youth Who Commit Status Offenses: Practice Tips for Attorneys
Research on adolescent development and antisocial behavior helps explain status offense behavior. This article translates the research and offers practice tips for advocating for clients in status offense cases.
Seven Things Juvenile Court Judges Should Know about Learning Disabilities
Youth with learning disabilities present challenges to juvenile courts. Explore these challenges and how to address them by understanding laws and proven strategies.
Tools for Preventing Youth Violence
Knowing which youth violence prevention programs work can be a challenge. Experts pick the best programs that meet rigorous scientific standards.
Community-Based Solutions for Delinquent Youth: A Guide for Advocates
As a lawyer representing youth in in the juvenile justice system, be sure you know about community-based programs that can help get the best services possible.
Positive Youth Development: The Key to Keeping Youth Out of the Juvenile Justice System
In this interview, Shay Bilchik reveals how incorporating positive youth development strategies can divert youth from the juvenile justice system.
The Amazing Teen Brain: What Every Child Advocate Needs to Know
Recent scientific discoveries on teen brain development are helping us to better understand and respond to the sometimes unpredictable, frequently frustrating, and totally amazing teen years.
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