Ashley Steward and Daryl McGraw discuss urban, race-based trauma and ways recovery service providers can support healing for people who have experienced and witnessed it with host Livia Davis.
Studies Show Dramatic Racial Disparities in Front End of Juvenile Justice System
This resource points to diversion—the practice of holding youth accountable without invoking legal sanctions—as one potential path to addressing these stark racial disparities.
Youth Incarceration in the United States
This infographic from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is based on federal data and presents positive and negative trends in youth incarceration between 1995 and 2019. It also offers recommendations for more effective responses than incarceration when young people break the law.
The Crisis Care Continuum: Resources for Judges During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this brief is to acquaint court leaders with the opportunities to influence change in their courts and communities during these difficult times and to implement practices that will result in better outcomes for those with serious mental illnesses.
Ready to Respond: Mental Health Beyond Crisis and COVID-19
Part of the 2021 Ready to Respond series, this issue reviews recent behavioral health system demands and highlights seven key priority areas for consideration to build a sustainable, robust and more complete psychiatric care continuum.