Welcome to the Center for Youth Justice!
Learn More!Create positive futures for kids in your care. Applications now open to join our Youth in Custody...
Join us March 26th and April 9th for this new virtual workshop on how to communicate effectively ...
New Virtual Workshop Giving Participants Practical Tools for Cross-System Collaboration
The Center supports the development of leaders in youth justice and related systems of care through our Certificate Programs, Practice Models, and Leadership Networks.
We help them achieve better outcomes for the young people in their care by assisting in the implementation or improvement of a diverse range of youth justice reform initiatives that address racial disparities and disproportionality, multi-system collaboration, social service improvement, statutory and court reform, and many other issues. The leaders we train come from across the United States and all over the world, including American Samoa, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Cameroon, Puerto Rico, Red Lake Nation, St. Lucia, and Thailand.
Contact us at centerforyouthjustice@georgetown.edu and we will get you in touch with the right team member.
Meet the Needs of Youth in Your Care! Now Accepting Applications for our Youth in Custody Certificate Program
The Youth in Custody Certificate Program shines a light on the complex and serious needs of youth in facilities, serving as a venue for leaders to develop capacity, effectuate change,…
Registration Extended for Leading Through Tension Workshop!
Good news! We are extending the registration window for our Leading through Tension: Communicating Fairness in Practice Workshop. The workshop will now be held on March 26th and April 9th. Don’t…
In System Change, the Hardest Part Is the Who, Not the What
In youth-serving fields, the hardest part of system change often isn’t the what, but the who. For example, check out our adapted influence-support framework. We tend to spent 90% of…
Youth Injustice: The Discovery of Forgotten Children and Implications for Justice System Reform
Join us for a lunch discussion about the policy implications following the research findings of the newly launched Forgotten Children Initiative, which seeks to document, honor, and memorialize…
Navigating Stakeholder Dynamics in Youth-Serving Systems
New Virtual Workshop Giving Participants Practical Tools for Cross-System Collaboration Join us on May 6th and 7th for a new virtual interactive workshop designed to help youth‑serving…
Thank You for Helping Us Launch the Forgotten Children Initiative (Rewatch Here)!
Last week, we were overwhelmed with the response to the virtual launch of the Forgotten Children Initiative. Thank you to all who helped us make the launch a meaningful experience, from the…
Commemorate Black History Month and Join Us for the Forgotten Children Initiative Virtual Launch on February 25th!
Honor the Lives of Forgotten Black Children In 2024, Maryland officials helped rediscover long-lost burial grounds at the House of Reformation & Instruction for Colored Children…
