How to Expunge Your Criminal and/or Juvenile Record
Download the 34 page package with detailed instructions from the New Jersey Judiciary “How to Expunge Your Criminal and/or Juvenile Record” HERE.
Sesame Street’s – “Little Children, Big Challenges,”
New resource that is intended to help parents and educators to build resilience in young children. This initiative provides “free resources designed to help children navigate everyday challenges such as separating for the day, sharing, and overcoming mistakes.” The website … Continued
Mental Illness Risk Higher for Children of Older Fathers, Study Finds
Children born to middle-aged men are more likely than those born to younger fathers to develop any of a range of mental difficulties, including attention deficits, bipolar disorder, autism and schizophrenia, according to the most comprehensive study to date of … Continued
Mental Health Parity Bill
The bill S1253 would require the State Health Benefits Plan and the School Employees Health Benefits Plan to cover alcohol and substance abuse services under the same terms and conditions as other illnesses. If the plan does not cover alcohol … Continued
Annie E. Casey Foundation Calls for the Closing of Youth Prisons
Identifying youth prisons as “inhumane, ineffective, wasteful factories of failure,” Annie E. Casey Foundation President and CEO Patrick McCarthy calls for the closing of these institutions. During a recent TEDx talk to an audience of governors and legislators, McCarthy pledged … Continued
Education – Equal Opportunities for Extracurricular Athletics
The Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights released guidance clarifying the legal responsibilities of school districts to ensure students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in afterschool athletics and clubs. Reasonable accommodations must be made to allow … Continued
Facts for Community Members: Five Essential Steps for First Reponders Information for Prescribers Safety Advice for Patients & Family Members Recovering from Opioid Overdose. Download the SAMHSA Opioid Overdose ToolKit HERE.
20 November 2013 By: H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM,Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment With all the attention given to bath salts, heroin, and prescription drugs, it is very easy to forget that the excessive use of … Continued
Understanding Your Rights In Special Education if Your Child is Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
Download the NJPC Special Education Justice brochure -PDF (english)
Grassley Lists Juvenile Justice As a Top Priority-JJIE
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, lists juvenile justice among his top legislative priorities, heartening juvenile justice advocates. Beth Levine, Grassley’s press secretary, told JJIE Tuesday that he considered juvenile justice one of several … Continued
OJJDP – The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Releases Fall 2013 issue of “Journal of Juvenile Justice.”
The Fall 2013 issue of “Journal of Juvenile Justice” features articles that focus on early diversion and assessment to screen youth out of the juvenile justice system, the lack of research on teen courts and recidivism, the effectiveness of intervention programs and … Continued