Emphathetic Teachers Lower Teen Alcohol Risk and More: News Roundup

Juvenile Justice Reform
Lead juvenile justice expert says CA state facilities should stay open
Turnstyle News
For more than thirty years, it’s been Barry Krisberg’s priority to fight for reforms in California’s state juvenile correctional facilities, known as the California Youth Authority (CYA) or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). And now a change is coming at the DJJ.

Many teens sent to adult court: Butler County tied for 7th in number of youth charged with murder
Middletown Journal
Some legal experts question if the courts should try as many juveniles as adults, but others said they deserve the same punishment if they kill someone. Butler County has the sixth highest number of teenagers bound over to adult court between 2007-2010 in Ohio, according to state records examined by The Journal. The county is tied for seventh in the number of youths charged with murder. Cuyahoga County charged 66 teens with murder and Hamilton County was second with 31 during the same time period.
New York City to take custody of local juveniles from updstate facilities
WNYC
New York City will soon take responsibility for its youthful offenders instead of shipping them to facilities upstate, an option that has been viewed as ineffective and costly. The change is something child advocates and city officials have been pushing for for years.

Marin YMCA youth court to hold teen camp on juvenile justice system
Marin Independent Journal  The Marin YMCA Youth Court will hold a four-day camp for teens on the juvenile justice system and restorative justice. Registration is still open.

Fear and anger collide in juvenile court
The Daily Times
A look inside the Wicomico County juvenile court and efforts to keep kids from reoffending.
Adolescent Substance Abust Treatment

Four arrested for buying beer for teenagers
San Diego County News Center
Perhaps youthful memories of high school parties motivates some strangers to agree to buy teenagers alcohol when they’re asked. But being a “cool” grown-up resulted in the arrest of four people as part of a state-wide crackdown on underage drinking.

Emphathetic middle school teachers lower teen alcohol risk
PsychCentral
A new study suggests emotional support from middle school teachers may often delay alcohol and other illicit substance use by teens.

Blackouts from college binge drinking lead to costly emergency room visits
Join Together
Blackouts that result from binge drinking among college students cost the average large university about a half million dollars per year, a new study suggests.

Lori Howell is a Senior Associate at Prichard Communications. She is a seasoned public affairs practitioner with a background in public policy, fundraising, and education. Lori helps clients with online editorial services, media relations, and publications. Before joining Prichard Communications, she served as chief of staff for Greg Macpherson, a former Oregon state legislator, an account executive for the Northwest Evaluation Association, a nonprofit educational testing consortium, and once taught English in Choshi, Japan.