[Photos] Changing Confinement Culture in Olathe, Kansas; News Roundup

Juvenile Justice Reform

• [Photos] Changing Confinement Culture in Olathe, Kansas (JJIE.org)
  Last month, Richard Ross, the creator of Juvenile In Justice, visited and photographed two juvenile detention facilities in Olathe, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City. This week the photos are featured on Bokeh, JJIE’s multimedia site.
• Trial Run for Revised Juvenile Justice System (The New York Times)
  In Travis County, juvenile justice officials have decided that they can do a better job than the state in dealing with the most troubled local offenders, considering Texas’ history of scandal and violence in youth lockups.
• Summer Jobs May Reduce Teen Violence, Study Says (JJIE.org)
  Summer jobs may help reduce violence, according to a recent study that found that low-income Boston teens who held down summer jobs were less likely to engage in violence than teens without jobs. The study, conducted by researchers at Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, surveyed more than 400 young people who obtained employment last summer through a State Street Foundation youth violence prevention program.
• JUVENILE JUSTICE: Families Want Changes (WhoTV.com)
  Some Iowa families say the state`s juvenile justice system is broken and they`re suffering because of it. They`re sharing their stories as the state Supreme Court considers making changes. Members of the group Iowa Family Rights met at the Capitol Tuesday claiming parents and grandparents are being denied fair treatment.

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Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Mental Health

• Only a Few States Enact Evidence-Based Care for Troubled Youth (PublicIntegrity.org)
  In a pair of feature stories published this week, JJIE described two modes of intensive at-home treatment that show great promise to improve outcomes for emotionally disturbed youth in the delinquency system, both of which cost far less than incarceration or treatment in a residential treatment center.
• Note to Teens: Just Breathe (ScienceDaily.com)
  In May, the Los Angeles school board voted to ban suspensions of students for "willful defiance" and directed school officials to use alternative disciplinary practices. The decision was controversial, and the question remains: How do you discipline rowdy students and keep them in the classroom while still being fair to other kids who want to learn?
• Youth Mental Health Singled Out as Crucial Issue (Herald News, Halifax Canada)
  About 100 teachers, health-care providers and others were in Halifax on Monday for the start of a two-day conference on youth mental health issues. This is the third year for the Academy in Mental Health, which is run by Dr. Stan Kutcher, the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Kutcher said the conference is designed to give participants up-to-date information on youth mental health.

David Backes writes the Friday news roundup for Reclaiming Futures and contributes articles about juvenile justice reform and adolescent substance abuse treatment to ReclaimingFutures.org. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Santa Clara University. David works as an account executive for Prichard Communications.