By Lori Howell, July 21 2011
SAMHSA Recovery Month Hosting Twitter Chat July 27 at 3:30 (EDT)
The July RecoveryChat will focus on youth and recovery, and will be co-hosted by Danielle Tarino, board member for the Association of Recovery Schools and current SAMHSA team member. Can't attend? Tweet your questions to @RecoveryMonth in advance, using the hashtag #RecoveryChat. If you aren’t on Twitter, but are interested in asking a question, feel free to post questions on the Recovery Month Facebook Page or send questions in an e-mail to recoverymonthfan@samhsa.hhs.gov.- How Much is Your State Spending on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Youth?
Youth Today is on a mission to capture state-by-state information as about youth-related spending decisions the effect on programs and services providers. Follow the link to check out figures for your state -- and let Youth Today if you have information that's missing.
- Misguided Measures: The Outcomes and Impacts of Measure 11 on Oregon's Youth
This new report from the Campaign for Youth Justice and Oregon's Partnership for Safety and Justice examines Oregon's adult-transfer and mandatory sentencing law 15 years later, arguing that it failed to make communities safer. - Addiction Treatment Professionals' Pay Comes Up Short in Survey
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare included more than 850 mental health and addictions treatments organizations and found that you can make more money as the manager of a fast food restaurant than as a licensed social worker with a master’s degree. - Why Do Addicts Get Hooked?
The Boston Globe examines genetics, environment and psychology and finds no simple answers to addiction. - Second Chance Act Programs Funded in House of Representatives Proposal
The House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee approved aprpoximately $70 million in funds for the Second Chance Act -- including funding for the the Mentally Ill Offender Act (JMCHP), Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, Byrne Competitive Grants, drug courts, prison rape prevention and prosecution, and residential substance abuse treatment‚Ä®. The bill will now move forward for a vote by the House of Representatives; meanwhile, a Senate committee approved reauthorization of the Second Chance Act for a vote by the full Senate. (Hat tip to the Council of State Governments' Justice Center.) - Racial Justice Initiative Conference, Thursday August 4, 2011
Remember TimeBanks USA's audacious proposal to sue jurisdictions who don't take advantage of existing data and research to address disproportionate minority contact? This is their conference - follow the link for more information. Conference date/time info:
9am- 4pm
Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center
Petteruti Lounge – Room 201
(Hat tip to Youth Today.) - Book Your Room Now for the OJJDP Fall Conference
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's juvenile justice conference won't be held until October, but if you want to attend, you must book your room by August 1 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in Maryland. (Follow the link for more info.)
Updated: February 08 2018