Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Youth and Family Advisory Council

We are delighted to announce that, with the support of OJJDP, the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and our partners at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP), are launching the Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice.  As part of this effort, we will be establishing a new national training and technical assistance center that has the potential to revolutionize policies, practices, and perceptions surrounding racial and ethnic disparities. This includes strengthening state and territory level compliance, developing and implementing comprehensive technical assistance, increasing the knowledge base of practitioners, and meaningfully partnering with youth and families.

“Nothing about us without us.”

Core to this project is working side by side with youth and families. To that end, we are creating the Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/RED) Youth and Family Advisory Council.

Led by professionals with lived experience, the Center for R/RED Youth and Family Council will comprise up to 15 members from diverse backgrounds with experiences (current or past) in the youth justice system. The primary function of the council will be to serve as a guiding body for all activities conducted by the Center for R/RED. As the saying goes, “nothing about us without us.”

We need your voice and your experience.

Applications to join the Youth and Family Council–along with more information about the Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities–can be found on the Center for RR/ED site!