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NDTAC Issue Brief: Supporting Student Achievement through Sound Behavior Management Practices in Schools and Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Spotlight on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

September 2013
This brief provides an overview of the link between student behavior and traditional school discipline responses and how both affect academic achievement. The brief also highlights PBIS as one alternative behavior management approach demonstrating promise for public schools and institutional setting...

Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: A Review of Prevalence, Promising Practices, and Areas for Improvement

December 2017
This brief reviews the prevalence of mental health issues among youth in the juvenile justice system, including: 1) the types of disorders among youth across juvenile justice settings, 2) the rates of adversity and trauma among these youth, and 3) the impact of these disorders on the system. The bri...

NDTAC Brief: Professional Development: Safe and Supportive Learning Environments in Juvenile Justice Systems

October 2018
This third brief in the professional development (PD) series focuses on fostering a shared understanding of the fundamentals for creating and sustaining safe and supportive learning environments in juvenile justice settings and includes potential ideas for PD offerings that may enhance the conditions for learning plus social and emotional learning opportunities.

Mentoring Toolkit: Resources for Developing Programs for Incarcerated Youth

October 2013
Research has demonstrated that adolescents with at least one high-quality supportive relationship with an adult are twice as likely as other youth to be economically self-sufficient, have healthy family and social relationships, and be productively involved in their communities (Gambone, Klem, &...

NDTAC Practice Guide: Early Learning Is Essential: Addressing the Needs of Young Children Potentially at Risk for System Involvement

July 2014
NDTAC’s newest practice guide examines the principle that early learning is essential for children; it focuses on helping them avoid involvement in the juvenile justice and/or child welfare systems. These practices address the importance of early identification of children who may be vulnerable to i...

Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

September 2014
This Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) white paper outlines potential strategies, programs and resources that will enable political and agency leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to act collaboratively across systems to effectively improve the educational outcomes for youth known to ...

Youth with Special Education Needs in Justice Settings

January 2015
Many youth involved with the juvenile justice system have learning and related disabilities and are eligible for special education and related services under the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In most cases, the rates of disabilities in the court-involved youth populatio...

NDTAC Fact Sheet: Youth with Special Education Needs in Justice Settings

January 2015
This fact sheet explores the prevalence of these youth within justice settings and describes the characteristics and challenges of serving these young people. Many youth involved with the juvenile justice system have learning and related disabilities and are eligible for special education and relate...

NDTAC Issue Brief: Key Considerations in Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for Youth With Disabilities in Juvenile Justice Secure Care Facilities

January 2016
Access to high-quality education for youth is critical to their long-term success as adults. Youth in juvenile justice secure care facilities, however, too often do not have access to the high-quality education and related supports and services that they need, particularly youth with disabilities re...

Substance Use, System-Involved Youth, and Our Educational System

May 2018
NDTAC is pleased to announce the release of its latest issue brief, Substance Use, System-Involved Youth, and Our Educational System. Recent advances in neuroscience have broadened our understanding of adolescence, particularly during a time of heightened neuroplasticity in which the brain is highly...

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