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The process of destroying Sandy Hook Elementary School -- where last year Adam Lanza massacred 20 first-grade students and six teachers and staff -- began earlier in the year and is now nearly complete.
Every night, Vernon Foster sleeps in the public bathroom, without a blanket, or bounces around to the houses of various friends and acquaintances to sleep on the floor.
A closer look at the report on the mental health services provided in the Illinois DJJ reveals several areas in need of improvement.
The Illinois DJJ and the ACLU have four months to review expert reports on the IDJJ’s psychological and mental health, educational, and safety and welfare services.
The ACLU released a new video on youth solitary confinement with a petition calling for a ban on the practice.
“These are my grandchildren,” said Carolyn McFall, 70, as she flips a spoonful of ground beef in a skillet. Tonight, she’s making her specialty, a dish she calls “hamburger pie.”
Explore JJIE’s coverage of adolescent brain development and how it relates to youth system involvement, substance use and families and communities.
The ultimate goal is to provide youth and families in high-need communities with a comprehensive community network of supports.
By middle school Nicole Mathis, now 30, had already been sent to youth "boot camp." Years later she is still scarred by the experience.
The beliefs we have in ourselves during childhood are often reflections of the paths we take into adulthood.