Center Publications and Materials

Supporting Youth In Transition to Adulthood:  Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice. A Symposium (April 23, 2009).  Please find below the following materials:

• Participant Packet (Agenda, Bios, Participant List)
• Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties, PA (powerpoint)
• Cook County, Illinois (powerpoint)
• Hillsborough Florida (powerpoint)
• Pima County AZ (powerpoint)
• Pima County AZ Recommended Practice for Young Adult Teens (guidebook)

Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood:  Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice (2009, April) For a copy of the pdf, please click here.

Racial and Ethnic Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: A Compendium (2007, January) For a copy of the pdf please click here

Bridging Two Worlds: Youth Involved in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems, A Policy Guide for Improving Outcomes (PDF)

• Complete Publication - 174 MB
• Part 1 (Introduction) - 5.3 MB
• Part 2 (Policy Guide) - 7 MB
• Part 2.5 (Matrix of Policy Recommendations) - <1 MB
• Part 3 (Research Paper) - 19.6 MB
• Part 4 (Proceedings) - 110.5 MB
• Part 5 (Appendices) - 37.3 MB

Resources from Events

Policy Forum: Youth Known to Both the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems.
(Oct. 27, 2009), Miami, Florida.

• Denise Herz's presentation on Crossover Youth;
• Denise Herz's presentation on Pre-Work Results;
• Macon Stewart's presentation on the BSC;
• The Miami BSC team's Case Study presentation;
• Notes from Group Work: Circuits' Strengths and Weaknesses;

The Nurse-Family Partnership Program: Early Intervention that Works.
(Sept. 21, 2009), Washington, DC.

• Home Visitation Programs as an Early Intervention Strategy.
  Co-written by Alayna M. Stone and Emily E. Page.

Other Resources

Bilchik, S. (2009, September). Addressing Disparity and Disproportionality: Lessons from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice. MA JDAI Second Annual Conference, Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Bell, William (27 February 2009).  Keynote Speech.  Social Justice for America's Children and Youth. Sponsored by Georgetown University's Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership and the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform.

Nash, Michael and Shay Bilchik (2009, Winter). Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - Two Sides of the Same Coin Part II. Juvenile and Family Justice Today. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 22-25

Nash, Michael and Shay Bilchik (2008, Fall). Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: Two Sides of the Same Coin. Juvenile and Family Justice Today. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 16-20.

Bilchik, S. (2007, April). The importance of universal school-based programs in preventing violent and aggressive behavior. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33, 101-103.

Bilchik, S. (2007, October). The intersection of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems: Implications for policy and practice.  OJJDP Training Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Bilchik, S. (n.d.)  The role of foster parents when the child welfare and juvenile justice systems come together. The Judges' Page.   National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

Bilchik, S. (2007, May).  Strengthening the juvenile justice field. Juvenile and Family Justice Today.  National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

Bilchik, S. (2007). Mentoring: A Promising Intervention for Children of Prisoners. Alexandria, VA: MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership.

Summary Results of the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform February 2008 Survey of Juvenile Corrections Administrators and American Probation and Parole Association Members. (Family and Youth Summary -April 2009).

Summary Results of the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform February 2008 Survey of Juvenile Corrections Administrators and American Probation and Parole Association Members.

Raw Data from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform February 2008 Survey of Juvenile Corrections Administrators and American Probation and Parole Association Members.

Video clips of Shay Bilchik discussing important issues in the field of juvenile justice at Eastern Kentucky University on April 9, 2008 (QuickTime needed, download here)

• Conditions of Confinement
• Evidence Based Practices
• Future Challenges and Vision
• Strategies for Addressing the Needs of Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
• Importance of Education
• Law Enforcement's Approach to Dealing with Delinquent Youth
• Major Issues Impacting Juvenile Justice
• Role of the Juvenile Justice System in Dealing with Mentally Ill Youth
• Recommendations for Students
• Role of Prevention
• School Safety
• Substance Abuse and Delinquency

Center Director Shay Bilchik Appears in Radio Spot