Want to know about publications, toolkits, and news articles pertinent to N or D youth? We highlight relevant reading resources in the Reading List each month.

New Features

This month's Reading List features articles on family and parental involvement. Short summaries and links to the full text are provided for each article.

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Osher, T., & Hunt, P. (2002, December). Involving families of youth who are in contact with the juvenile justice system. Research and Program Brief. Washington, DC: National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice.

Walker, J. A., & Friedman, K. (2001, January). “Listening and learning from families in juvenile justice”: A project of the Maryland Coalition for Families for Children’s Mental Health. Columbia, MD: Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Heath.

Lichtenwalter, C., Bolerjack, M., & Edwards, J. A. (1997). Parents at the front door in family court and child welfare: Developing parent supports in the juvenile justice system. Focal Point, 11(1), 15–17.

Osher, T. W. (1994, October). Getting me on your team: Building partnerships with families. Presented at the Issues in Community Mental Health: Focus on Families symposium.

Slaton, E. (2004). Family engagement in evaluation: Lessons learned. Rockville, MD: Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health.

Kumpfer, K. L., & Alvardo, R. (1998, November). Effective family strengthening interventions. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

McDonald, L., & Howard, D. (1998, December). Families and schools together. OJJDP Fact Sheet, 88. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

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See the Reading List Archives for additional features from the past.

Toolkits

View our toolkit page that summarizes hands-on resources useful for program development, assessment, and evaluation. more »

Literature Review

Read the Center's review of the literature regarding the progress of educating neglected and delinquent children across the Nation. The review focuses on the data available to evaluate the effectiveness of State N or D programs and how these data are reported by the States.

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