Archive: Announcements

• Marc Schindler to Join the Center for Youth Justice

  The Center for Youth Justice (CYJ) is delighted to announce that in January 2026, Marc Schindler will be joining our team as a Research Professor of the Practice and Senior Fellow. Marc is one of thi

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• Confronting the Workforce Crisis: How Do We Recruit, Retain, and Support Staff Working with Young People with Complex Needs?

  From high turnover and low morale to recruitment and retention difficulties, youth-serving agencies are facing a staffing crisis that calls for urgent transformation. Our national Reimagining the You

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• Making Data Work for Youth-Serving Professionals

  How do we truly know our programs are making a difference--not just in numbers, but in the real lives of system-involved youth and families? In youth-serving systems, the most effective leaders b

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• Toward a Community Model in the Motivations of Justice and Legal Judgment

  Where does the motivation for justice come from when people make legal judgments and decisions? How does this motivation influence legal judgments and decisions? How do legal judgments and decisions

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• National Roundtable on Prosecuting Youth as Adults: Policy, Research, & Practice

  Join us for a new national roundtable on November 13 at 12:30 pm ET! Join us in-person or virtually for a national roundtable co-hosted by Liz Ryan as we bring together policymakers, students, the

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• Livingstone College Open House for Youth with Lived Experience in the Foster Care System

  Are you a student with lived experience in the foster care system? Livingstone College, an HBCU in Salisbury, NC warmly invites you to join its Fall Open House, on Friday, November 21, 2025, from

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• Create Fair, Effective, and Responsive Organizational Culture with New Certification Program

  Cultivate an enduring organizational culture that is fair, effective, and responsive to the needs of youth, families, and staff. The new Pathways to Organizational Excellence Certification from th

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• NEW WEBINAR: Improving Outcomes for Youth Involved in Multiple Systems of Care

  We are pleased to invite you to join our upcoming virtual convening with the Stoneleigh Foundation, Improving Outcomes for Youth Involved in Multiple Systems of Care, the third part in a webinar seri

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• NEW DATA WORKSHOP: Turning Data Into Youth Justice Impact

  Join us for this impactful Virtual Workshop on December 8 & 9!  Transform your organization’s data into actionable insights that drive meaningful youth outcomes and system transformation. This com

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• Director Emeritus Shay Bilchik to be Recognized as American Youth Justice and Public Safety Trailblazer at 50th Anniversary YAP® Making Change Happen Awards Gala!

  We are excited and honored that Center for Youth Justice founder and Director Emeritus Shay Bilchik will be recognized at Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. 50th Anniversary Celebration along with fellow

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