Multnomah County, Oregon, Dedicates Murals Painted by Detained Youth Check out the vibrant murals created by youth at the Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon, Juvenile Detention Center in the spirit of love and forgiveness. Read More
Missouri County Maps Youth Programs Members of Johnson County, Missouri, JDAI are "mapping" available youth programs in an effort to evaluate their system's strengths and deficiencies. Read More
Marion County, Ramsey County Newsletters Showcase Reform Efforts Marion County, Indiana, and Ramsey County, Minnesota, highlighted their success with detention reform in recent newsletters. Read More
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, May Avoid New Facility JDAI efforts in Minnehaha County, South Dakota have proven to be successful by diverting plans to build a new a $14 million youth detention facility. Read More
JDAI Practices Ease Flow of Committed Youth to State Corrections and Sustain Lower Populations Texas and Louisiana have successfully reduced their youth corrections populations through systemic realignment, downsizing and shuttering of juvenile institutions. Read More
Portraits of Permanence Highlight Why Families Matter for Kids in Foster Care This video shares the story of several young people from foster care who have achieved permanence and what it means for each of them. Read More
JDAI Fundamentals Training Team Announced The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced the 2012 JDAI Fundamentals Training Team. Read More
Iowa Sees Significant Reduction in Youth Detention The introduction of JDAI in Iowa has resulted in the most dramatic detention reductions the state has seen in 20 years. Read More
Indiana Begins Journey Toward JDAI Statewide Expansion Juvenile justice stakeholders in Indiana reflect on reduced rates of youth detention in local JDAI sites and look forward to a statewide expansion of the initiative. Read More
Youth Unemployment Soars in Past Decade Nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce, veering toward chronic underemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century, according to a new KIDS COUNT report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Many of these young people, ranging from ages 16 to 24, face numerous obstacles, according to the report, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity. Read More
