Below, you'll find organizations with expertise related to juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse topics. The list is not exhaustive but should be useful for those who wish to learn more.
Aftercare/Reentry
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Reentry Resource Center
Council of State Governments Justice Center
Special expertise: re-entry, treatment, collaboration
Child Welfare
Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (Georgetown)
Special expertise: systems of care, collaboration
National Center for Youth Law
Special expertise: child welfare, diversion, legal rights, community-based programs
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Special expertise: substance abuse, substance use disorders, child welfare
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Special expertise: family involvement, child welfare, Native American youth
Collaboration
Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (Georgetown)
Special expertise: systems of care, collaboration
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, Comprehensive Systems Change Initiative (CSCI), collaboration, evidence-based practices, conditions of confinement
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Special expertise: risk assessment, community planning, conditions of confinement
The California Endowment’s California Healthy Returns Initiative
Special expertise: funding, Medi-Cal, screening, assessment, prevalence, collaboration
Reclaiming Futures
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, substance abuse, treatment, collaboration
Community-based Alternatives — Diversion
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Special expertise: diversion
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
Annie E. Casey Foundation
JDAI Connect
Special expertise: diversion, detention alternatives, community-based alternatives, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
Juvenile Law Center
Special expertise: diversion, competency, confidentiality, due process, self-incrimination
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Association of Drug Court Professionals
Special expertise: diversion, drug courts
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment, comprehensive reform, girls, co-occurring disorders, diversion, specialty treatment courts, family involvement, systems of care, community alternatives
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Special expertise: trauma, legal rights, specialty courts
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Special expertise: risk assessment, community planning, conditions of confinement
National Juvenile Justice Network
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, diversion
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Special expertise: evidence-based practices, evidence-based programs, community-based alternatives, diversion, screening, assessment, juvenile drug courts
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP)
Special expertise: evidence-based treatment programs, evidence-based practices, cost effectiveness, community-based alternatives
W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: community-based alternatives, diversion, racial fairness, DMC
Comprehensive Reform
The California Endowment’s California Healthy Returns Initiative
Special expertise: funding, Medi-Cal, screening, assessment, prevalence, collaboration
Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (Georgetown)
Special expertise: systems of care, collaboration
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, evidence-based practices, community-based alternatives, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, state juvenile justice planning, racial/ethnic fairness
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, Comprehensive Systems Change Intiative (CSCI), collaboration, evidence-based practices, conditions of confinement
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
Annie E. Casey Foundation
JDAI Connect
Special expertise: diversion, detention alternatives, community-based alternatives, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment, comprehensive reform, girls, co-occuring disorders, diversion, specialty treatment courts, family involvement, systems of care, community alternatives
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Special expertise: systems of care, comprehensive reform, multi-disciplinary teams, juvenile mental health court, competency, screening, aftercare
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Special expertise: risk assessment, community planning, conditions of confinement
National Juvenile Justice Network
Special expertise; comprehensive reform, diversion
Reclaiming Futures
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, substance abuse, treatment, collaboration
Technical Assistance Collaborative
Special expertise: health care, Medicaid, evidence-based practice, substance abuse
Co-occurring Disorders
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment, comprehensive reform, girls, co-occuring disorders, diversion, specialty treatment courts, family involvement, systems of care, community alternatives
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders
Evidence-based Practices and Best Practices
Advancing Evidence-based Practice
Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (Georgetown)
Special expertise: systems of care, collaboration
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
Annie E. Casey Foundation
JDAI Connect
Special expertise: diversion, detention alternatives, community-based alternatives, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, juvenile justice system data and research
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
Special expertise: trauma
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Special expertise: trauma, evidence-based practices
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Special expertise: risk assessment, community planning, conditions of confinement
National Youth Screening & Assessment Project
Special expertise: screening, assessment, risk assessment, MAYSI-2, detention reform, competency to stand trial
Technical Assistance Collaborative
Special expertise: health care, Medicaid, evidence-based practice, substance abuse
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Special expertise: evidence-based practices, evidence-based programs, community-based alternatives, diversion, screening, assessment, juvenile drug courts
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP)
Special expertise: evidence-based treatment programs, evidence-based practices, cost-effectiveness, community-based alternatives
Family Involvement
Justice for Families
Special expertise: family involvement
Mental Health America
Special expertise: family involvement, systems of care
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Special expertise: family involvement, systems of care
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Special expertise: family involvement
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Special expertise: family involvement, child welfare, Native American youth
Funding for Health Care
National Academy for State Health Policy
Special expertise: funding, Medicaid, CHIP, Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care
Improving Services for Youth with Mental Health Needs — Training, Aftercare, Family Engagement
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, Comprehensive Systems Change Intiative (CSCI), collaboration, evidence-based practices, conditions of confinement
Justice for Families
Special expertise: family involvement
Mental Health America
Special expertise: family involvement, systems of care
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Special expertise: family involvement, systems of care
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Special expertise: family involvement
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Special expertise: family involvement, child welfare, Native American youth
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders
W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: community-based alternatives, diversion, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
Mental Health
Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment
Mental Health America
Special expertise: family involvement, systems of care
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Special expertise: family involvement, systems of care
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment, comprehensive reform, girls, co-occurring disorders, diversion, specialty treatment courts, family involvement, systems of care, community alternatives
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
Special expertise: trauma
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Special expertise: trauma, evidence-based practices
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Special expertise: family involvement
National Youth Screening & Assessment Project
Special expertise: screening, assessment, risk assessment, MAYSI-2, JDAI, competency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders
Prevalence
Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, juvenile justice system data and research
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment, comprehensive reform, girls, co-occurring disorders, diversion, specialty treatment courts, family involvement, systems of care, community alternatives
National Youth Screening & Assessment Project
Special expertise: screening, assessment, risk assessment, MAYSI-2, JDAI, competency
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Special expertise: evidence-based practices, evidence-based programs, community-based alternatives, diversion, screening, assessment, juvenile drug courts
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders
Protecting Legal Rights of Youth
Juvenile Law Center
Special expertise: diversion, competency, confidentiality, due process, self-incrimination
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Center for Youth Law
Special expertise: child welfare, diversion, legal rights, community-based programs
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Special expertise: trauma, legal rights, specialty courts
National Juvenile Defender Center
Special expertise: legal rights, access to counsel, juvenile defense bar standards, training resources for juvenile defenders
Youth Law Center
Special expertise: legal rights, competency, detention alternatives, funding, Medi-Cal, child welfare, transitional youth, conditions of confinement, youth tried as adults, access to counsel
Racial/Ethnic Fairness
Center for Children’s Law and Policy
Special expertise: de-incarceration, racial/ethnic fairness, conditions of confinement
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
Annie E. Casey Foundation
JDAI Connect
Special expertise: diversion, detention alternatives, community-based alternatives, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: community-based alternatives, diversion, racial fairness, DMC
Screening, Assessment
Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment
Models for Change
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special expertise: aftercare, comprehensive reform, diversion, community-based alternatives, evidence-based practices, juvenile indigent defense, racial/ethnic fairness (DMC)
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Special expertise: prevalence, screening, assessment, comprehensive reform, girls, co-occuring disorders, diversion, specialty treatment courts, family involvement, systems of care, community alternatives
National Youth Screening & Assessment Project
Special expertise: screening, assessment, risk assessment, MAYSI-2, detention reform, competency to stand trial
Substance Abuse
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Special expertise: substance abuse, substance use disorders, child welfare
Reclaiming Futures
Special expertise: comprehensive reform, substance abuse, treatment, identification
Technical Assistance Collaborative
Special expertise: health care, Medicaid, evidence-based practice, substance abuse
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders
Trauma-Informed Care
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
Special expertise: trauma
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Special expertise: trauma, evidence-based practices
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
For the SAMHSA page on trauma and justice, click here
Special expertise: substance abuse, trauma, evidence-based practices, prevalence, co-occurring disorders