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NDTAC Practice Guide: Providing Individually Tailored Academic and Behavioral Support Services for Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

August 2013
This guide examines the importance of providing individually tailored academic and behavioral support services to foster better outcomes for system-involved youth. It is the second in a series of NDTAC practice guides that build on the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform monograph "Addressing the Unm...

National Center for Safe Supportive Learning

September 2013
Schools and communities contend with many factors that impact the conditions for learning, such as bullying, harassment, violence, and substance abuse. The Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students to h...

National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

September 2013
The National Center provides training and technical assistance to grantees of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students and Project LAUNCH programs in order to strengthen their capacity to achieve their goals. Staff work with school districts and communities on initiatives that foster resilience, promote me...

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, &...

Program Highlights: Foxfire Schools, Zanesville, Ohio

January 2014
Foxfire Schools is a unique dropout recovery school district with a middle and high school in Zanesville, Ohio. Foxfire High School provides credit recovery options as well as academic, health, and social services for its youth. As a community school, it utilizes strong family and community partners...

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...

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 Practice Guide: Quality Education Services Are Critical for Youth Involved With the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

March 2015
This practice guide is the fourth in a series of guides prepared as companion pieces to the white paper disseminated by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University, “Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems” (2...

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...

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