Watchmen – Community Talks Library
Click to find all of NJPC’s Watchmen Community Talks
Click to find all of NJPC’s Watchmen Community Talks
While parents and caregivers raising children with mental health, emotional and behavioral challenges continue to struggle with the question of whether or not to treat their children with psychotropic medication, NJPC is committed to providing them with appropriate education and … Continued
The New Jersey Parents Caucus (NJPC) is conducting an online research study about children’s mental health diagnoses. We hope to better understand the experiences of our children during this difficult time. Your participation involves completing an online questionnaire which will … Continued
Open to parents, caregivers, and family of youth involved in the justice system interested in reforming the juvenile justice system in New Jersey. Registration is recommended, as food will be served. Learn More…
A new advisory from the US Surgeon General has been released by the Department of Health and Human Services, titled “Social Media and Youth Mental Health.” Read the advisory here.
A Senate Committee on the Finance Staff has released a new report titled “Warehouses of Neglect: How Taxpayers Are Funding Systemic Abuse in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities”. Access the report here.
From the Innovations Institute at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work: “On June 12. 2024, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a Committee Hearing on Youth Residential Treatment Facilities: Examining Failures and Evaluating Solutions. This Hearing was held in … Continued
From Shackles to Scholarship: A Vision for a 21st Century Bordentown School, we urge New Jersey to close its three youth prisons, reinvest in community-based programs, and establish a 21st Century version of the illustrious Bordentown School.
The Sentencing Project released a new research brief, “Incarceration & Crime: A Weak Relationship,” highlighting how 46 U.S. states have reduced both incarceration and crime levels in the past decade. View the report here.
The New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) has released a new blog publication, titled “No Matter What You Call Them, Private School Vouchers Are Bad for New Jersey”. Read the publication here.
CAPE-Youth, the Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth, is hosting two webinars in April:
The New Jersey Institute of Justice has released a new report, titled ‘Two New Jerseys: One State of Inequity”, outlining the disparities in healthcare coverage for communities of color. Read the report here.
The strength of community-based organizations (CBOs) is knowing and engaging with their own stories and that of their communities to make a difference. Building on previous Elevate CBOs webinars, this four-part series, led by Carlos Morales of Viva Technology will focus … Continued
The National Center for Juvenile Justice has released “Juvenile Court Statistics 2021.” This report describes delinquency and petitioned status offense cases handled in U.S. courts with jurisdiction over juvenile populations between 2005 and 2021. Access the report here.