Videos

CJJR hosts numerous webinars on a wide range of topics within the juvenile justice and child welfare fields. The Center also produces spotlight videos highlighting various issues, as well as jurisdictions and teams that have found success in implementing reform.

You can find a collection below. Please be sure to subscribe to our mailing list to learn about when our next webinar will be hosted. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we post content.

Family Is Essential: A Conversation with Family Advocates about COVID-19 and Youth Justice

As youth justice agencies race to prevent and respond to the harms of the novel coronavirus, families are essential partners. In this webinar, hosted by the Vera Institute of Justice and the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, we will hear directly from family advocates about the actions families need systems to take in the present moment.

The panel discusses how systems can partner with families to release young people from facilities, support them at home under these unprecedented circumstances, and maintain communication and connection with loved ones of young people in custody.

You can watch the webinar in its entirety through the link below:

Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic currently presents significant challenges for juvenile justice policy and practice. In the face of this crisis, juvenile justice leaders and partners are working around the clock to keep youth, families, staff, and communities safe.

This webinar, hosted by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform and the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators, featured three juvenile justice agency leaders for a discussion of the challenges their agencies are facing and the strategies they are implementing in response. Juvenile justice practitioners and partners are invited to hear how these leaders and their systems are navigating the impact of COVID-19 across various key areas, including:

Meeting the needs of youth and families
Supporting staff wellbeing
Maintaining facility safety and programming
Providing community-based supervision and services

You can watch the webinar in its entirety below:

Communications Strategies Around Family First: Examples and Lessons Learned from Early Adopter Jurisdictions

This webinar explores communications strategies around implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act. The webinar, presented on behalf of the Public Information Officers Learning Collaborative in partnership with Casey Family Programs, explores the internal and external communications that PIOs in Utah and DC have used to prepare staff, stakeholders, and communities to be among the first to move forward with prevention plans under the Act. Featured speakers include Heather Barnum and Ashley Sumner from the Utah Department of Human Services, and Lydia Sermons from the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency.

Learn more about the Family First Prevention Services Act

Download a communications toolkit on Family First

Download the Utah FFPSA Communications Resource Packet

Building Connections: Spotlight Webinar on CASA DC, November 14, 2019

In this webinar we discuss the BRIDGES program in Washington, D.C. and learn how jurisdictions, agencies, and organizations around the country can apply the impactful practices employed by CASA DC to best build trust, make meaningful connections, and collaborate effectively with partners, advocates, and children.

“Improving Outcomes for Crossover Youth: Spreading Lessons Learned from Implementation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM),” August 1, 2018.

The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare sponsored a webinar on the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) as an evidenced-based system reform model and its impact on communities implementing it. Participants were provided information concerning the characteristics of crossover youth, the pathways they follow into their involvement with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and the implications of their experiences for systemic change. The session also presented examples from communities in California and Florida that addressed the needs of this population through a variety of mechanisms including implementation of the CYPM.

Participating organizations included: CJJR, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Florida Department of Children and Families, Kids Central Inc., San Diego County Department of Probation, and San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

“Douglas County, Nebraska CYPM Cost-Benefit Analysis – Part 2.” April 26, 2018.

CJJR presented the second webinar in a two-part series highlighting the impact of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) efforts in Douglas County, Nebraska. The series features the results of an evaluation conducted by the Nebraska Center for Justice Research at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO). The study found multiple benefits from implementing the CYPM through a project the team coined Youth Impact!—including at both the process level (e.g., increased information sharing and relationships between youth-serving system partners) and at the outcome level (e.g., reduced recidivism for crossover youth).

The second webinar primarily focused on UNO’s cost-benefit analysis of the CYPM efforts in Douglas County, including the process used to analyze the relative costs and benefits of Youth Impact! compared to the previous handling of crossover youth. The presentation highlighted the study’s finding that the program results in a net benefit of over $173,000 annually.

Webinar presenters included Nick Juliano, Director of Regional Advocacy and Public Policy, Boys Town; Darci Poland, Chief Deputy Probation Officer, Nebraska State Probation; Ryan Spohn, Director, Nebraska Center for Justice Research; and Emily Wright, Associate Director, Nebraska Center for Justice Research.

“Douglas County, Nebraska CYPM Cost-Benefit Analysis – Part 2.” April 26, 2018.

“Improving Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems – Part 2.” June 19, 2017.

CJJR, FosterClub, and Impact Justice hosted Part 2 of a webinar series on how to improve outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, gender nonconforming, and transgender youth in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

The webinar highlighted new research on how LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the population that crosses from child welfare to juvenile justice, and discussed findings from an evaluation of FosterClub, a culturally responsive leadership program for youth in the child welfare system. The webinar featured panelists who offered recommendations for policy and practice, including a youth who shared important insights.

This webinar was presented on Monday, June 19th in conjunction with the announcement of a new CJJR professional development opportunity, the Supporting the Well-Being of System-Involved LGBTQ Youth Certificate Program.

“Improving Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems – Part 1.” May 8, 2017.

CJJR, FosterClub, and Impact Justice hosted a webinar on how to improve outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, gender nonconforming, and transgender youth in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

This webinar was presented on Monday, May 8th in conjunction with the announcement of a new CJJR professional development opportunity, the Supporting the Well-Being of System-Involved LGBTQ Youth Certificate Program.

“Using Predictive Analytics in Los Angeles County to Prevent Child Welfare Involved Youth from Crossing Over to Juvenile Justice.” January 22, 2016.

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) recently released a new report (new window)describing efforts made with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to prevent youth involved in the child welfare system from crossing over into the juvenile justice system by using predictive analytics in the form of a newly designed actuarial screening assessment tool. This new tool was developed to identify the risk of a youth involved with child welfare’s subsequent involvement in the juvenile justice system and assist Los Angeles County workers in focusing preventative services for those youth with the highest risk of dual-system involvement.

On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 1:00pm EST, representatives from NCCD, DCFS, and CJJR presented “Using Predictive Analytics in Los Angeles County to Prevent Child Welfare Involved Youth from Crossing Over to Juvenile Justice.” During this 90-minute webinar, presenters shared their experience developing this actuarial screening assessment tool and the lessons learned from implementing it in the field. Participants also learned about the potential for other jurisdictions to develop and implement similar predictive analytics to prevent crossover from occurring. Listen below!

“CJJR Juvenile Diversion Certificate Program CCAS Webinar.” August 12, 2015. (passcode: CJJR)

This webinar presented an overview of the 2015 Juvenile Diversion Certificate Program, which will be offered in partnership with Juvenile Law Center and National League of Cities from December 15-18. The learning objectives for the webinar are as follows:

Highlight key objectives of diversion programs as well as the various referral decision points within the juvenile justice system that can be targeted for diversion.
Discuss the best practices for implementing and improving juvenile justice diversion programs at the pre-arrest, intake, and court stages of case processing. Topics discussed will include, but are not limited to, addressing racial and ethnic disproportionality, messaging, information sharing, and developing appropriate intake criteria.
Provide a general overview of the 2015 Juvenile Diversion Certificate Program, an intensive training held by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform in partnership with the Juvenile Law Center and the National League of Cities that will take place at Georgetown University December 15 –18, 2015.

“CYPM Implementation Data Webinar.” August 6, 2015.

This webinar highlighted outcomes of the first cohort of sites to implement the Crossover Youth Practice Model. This initial cohort of 13 jurisdictions began implementation in 2010. It also provided an overview of the Crossover Youth Practice Model and highlighted improvements in jurisdictions on a series of outcomes, including use of diversion, education, mental health, substance use, permanency planning, prosocial connections and activities, recidivism and case closures. Listen below!

“CJJR Multi-System Integration Certificate Program Webinar.” July 6, 2015. (passcode: CJJR)

This webinar presents an overview of the 2015 Multi-System Integration Certificate Program, which will be conducted by CJJR October 29-November 4, 2015 at Georgetown University. The learning objectives for the webinar are as follows:

Highlight key issues jurisdictions face in serving multi-system youth, particularly those involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems; also known as “crossover youth.” Discuss various efforts to address these issues.
Discuss the best practices for collaborating across systems to improve outcomes for multi-system youth. Topics discussed will include, but are not limited to, aligning case assessment, planning and management, providing enhanced education and behavioral health services, strengthening youth and family engagement, and addressing racial and ethnic disproportionality.
Provide a general overview of the 2015 Multi-System Integration Certificate Program, a weeklong intensive training that will take place at Georgetown University from October 29 – November 4, 2015 and bring together current and future leaders to increase their knowledge about multi-system reform efforts related to crossover youth and highlight best practices to address the above issues.

“CJJR School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program Webinar: Fostering Success for Youth At Risk.” May 6, 2015.

This webinar presents an overview of the 2015 School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program: Fostering Success for Youth At Risk, which will be conducted by CJJR and AIR September 28–October 2, 2015 at Georgetown University. The learning objectives for the webinar are as follows:

Discuss the issues that jurisdictions face in (a) providing youth known to, or at risk of entering, the juvenile justice system the services and supports they need to thrive in school and (b) preventing harsh disciplinary policies and practices from unnecessarily introducing youth into the juvenile justice system.
Highlight the most promising practices to promote ongoing connection to school among youth at risk and to reengage students who have been disconnected, as well as strategies to shift the way schools and juvenile justice, child welfare, and other related agency and community partners work together to ensure children are connected to education and have the cross-agency supports they need to succeed.
Provide a general overview of the inaugural School-Justice Partnerships: Fostering Success for Youth At Risk Certificate Program taking place at Georgetown University from September 28–October 2, 2015 that will address the above issues and best practices.

“CJJR Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program Webinar.” April 22, 2015.

This webinar presented an overview of the 2015 Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program, which will be conducted by CJJR and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy from August 3-7, 2015 at Georgetown University. The learning objectives for the webinar are as follows:

Discuss the issues that jurisdictions face in overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system, disparate treatment of youth of color as compared to white youth within the juvenile justice system, and unnecessary entry and movement deeper into the juvenile justice system for youth of color.
Highlight the most promising areas for reform at key decision points in the juvenile justice system and strategies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities at those decision points.
Provide a general overview of the 2015 Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program, a week-long intensive training that will take place at Georgetown University from August 3-7, 2015 and address the above issues and best practices.

“CJJR Youth in Custody Certificate Program: How to Develop Capacity, Effectuate Change and Sustain System Improvements for Serving High-Risk Youth.” March 5, 2015.

This webinar featured information on how to best serve Youth in Custody through a discussion of CJJR’s upcoming Youth in Custody Certificate Program, which is scheduled to take place July 6-10, 2015. The learning objectives for the YIC webinar are as follows:

Highlight key issues jurisdictions face in serving high-risk youth in custody.
Discuss best practices for serving youth in residential placements and developing less restrictive non-residential options.
Provide a general overview of the 2015 Youth in Custody Certificate Program.