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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Georgia Public Defender Council are planning a two-day training program in Macon, Georgia, to target the underserved area of southwest Georgia. Public defense providers, including institutionally employed defenders and those who do public defense via court appointment, are welcome to attend. The program will have a dual track on the first day, with juvenile and adult topics, and the second day will be comprised of "crossover" topics for both adult and juvenile defenders.

NACDL will work with the Georgia Public Defender Council to bring a two-day training program to Macon, GA, to target the underserved area of southwest Georgia. The program will have a dual track on the first day, with juvenile and adult topics, and the second day will be comprised of "crossover" topics for both adult and juvenile defenders.

National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) staff met with key members of the Idaho Juvenile Reintegration Committee, representing a cross-section of key staff and stakeholders (including representatives from the counties), to begin the development of a statewide strategic plan. The objectives of the site visit were as follows: 1) Review and learn the best practices with regards to Juvenile Reentry from a national perspective; 2) Explore how these best practices pertain to Idaho; 3) As a larger Reintegration Committee, select the Priority Areas to work in around juvenile reentry, with a focus o

National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC staff) visited DOC's MCF-Red Wing facility to support the implementation of the project and the overall goal, which is: A coordinated juvenile reentry model in Minnesota that supports successful community reintegration for juveniles returning to communities from secure placement, while promoting public safety. There are three objectives that correspond to this larger goal, and those objectives include: 1) Developing a fully engaged Juvenile Reentry Task Force with multi-disciplinary representation; 2) Establishing an effective Juvenile Reentry Pla

NRRC staff conducted an on-site training to New York Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to support its development of reentry task forces for each of the three participating counties in the project, as well as training on the  Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) framework as it is applied across the juvenile reentry continuum.

NRRC staff and consultant Shay Bilchik from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University conducted facilitated discussions at Maricopa County Education Service Agency in an effort to enhance its aftercare services and cross-systems collaboration for youth enrolled in the "Building Futures" project.  

NRRC conducted an on-site training at Massachusetts DYS's Central Office. As such, staff supported the project in its efforts to strengthen the agency's integration of risk/needs and behavioral health for youth in its care, and specifically, once youth are released from facilities back to the community. Furthermore, staff provided training on substance use as it pertains to youth with co-occurring disorders who are under system supervision. 

At the learning from each other: SCA co-occurring substance use and mental disorder grantee session, the small group of youth grantees had a facilitated discussion. 

At the learning from each other: SCA co-occurring substance use and mental disorder grantee session, the small group of youth grantees had a facilitated discussion. 

At the learning from each other: SCA co-occurring substance use and mental disorder grantee session, the small group of youth grantees had a facilitated discussion.