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All too frequently, the media coverage is about what is wrong with the juvenile justice system…bad programming, bad decisions, bad leadership or staff. While those do occur, NPJS wants to use this space to share the good news, the positive impacts, the quality programs, the new research, and all the efforts in between to help youth and families. Please celebrate the Good Works and also feel free to make nominations here: bit.ly/4mdYeZu #GoodWorks

Check out this video from our friends at the Center for Trauma Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice. Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are not just individuals; they are part of complex families who are uniquely impacted by the justice system alongside them - youtube.com/watch?v=kPtPN0… #juvenilejustice

The National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) is excited to host a 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦! For additional information, please view the Student Art Contest Guidelines- rebrand.ly/lb5m15r 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: All artwork should reflect the Symposium theme: “𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆”. Artwork will be judged on artistic design and alignment with the theme. Symposium attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite piece Prizes: Gift Cards (to help cover the cost of a celebration, such as a pizza party) 1st Place – $100 Gift Card 2nd Place – $75 Gift Card 3rd Place – $50 Gift Card 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: All applications must be submitted by August 15, 2026 - Apply Now! Visit our website to learn more about the 2026 Symposium and the 2026 Leadership Institute - NPJS.org/training #studentartcontest #NPJS2026Symposium #CourageToChange

#ICYMI - An excellent job was done by Dr. Dan Sheridan and Dr. Ashley Anderson as part of our Discipline Group Meetings. Please check out his LinkedIn post from Dan discussing the experience. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… If you're not on our mailing list, you are missing out on these and other great presenters. If you'd like to be added, please email Cristy at Cristy.Malott@NPJS.org

#DidYouKnow that NPJS offers a special #studentmembership Learn more - npjs.org/membership

The Deadline for the 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services Call for Presentations has been 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃! The Call for Presentations submission deadline has been extended to April 17, 2026. We’re seeking juvenile service experts and dynamic speakers to join our lineup and share their knowledge with professionals in the field. Apply Now - rebrand.ly/u4860c6 Visit our website - npjs.org/training - to learn more about the 2026 Symposium and the 2026 Leadership Institute.

This is the last week for our March Discipline Group Meetings, so please plan to join us for any or all of the following: 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 & 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟕 @ 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟖 @ 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗 @ 𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐓 If you're not on our email list, please send a message asking to be added to Cristy.Malott@NPJS.org.

We are saddened to learn of the passing of this icon in the #juvenilejustice field. NPJS extends our thoughts & prayers to the family, friends, and all those she has impacted.

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𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: The Deadline for the 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services Call for Presentations has been 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃! The Call for Presentations submission deadline has been extended to April 17, 2026. We’re seeking juvenile service experts and dynamic speakers to join our lineup and share their knowledge with professionals in the field. Apply Now - rebrand.ly/u4860c6 Visit our website - npjs.org/training - to learn more about the 2026 Symposium and the 2026 Leadership Institute.

Today, NPJS is excited to be working on the externally funded projects for the following organizations: Please visit - npjs.org/our-work/proje… - to learn about thes organizations

If you're looking for a great #resource, The Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services (JAJJS) is a refereed, multi-disciplinary publication proudly sponsored by the NPJS. JAJJS is committed to advancing useable knowledge about effective practices, strategies, and standards to positively impact the field of juvenile justice services, youth, families, and communities. Find out more - npjs.org/resources/jour…

It's a Good Works Thursday! For the category of, Leadership, please help us congratulate Emanuel Shumate! According to Eric Spierer who had nominated him, "𝐸𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑒𝑙 𝑆ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 (𝑌𝐴𝑃), 𝐼𝑛𝑐., 𝑁𝐽 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑖-𝑉𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 (𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑥 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑦) 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 2022. 𝐻𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑀𝑟. 𝑆ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑, ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡-𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑥 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑦, 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐽𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑦. 𝐻𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑀𝑟. 𝑆ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒’𝑠 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑠, 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒. 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚, 𝑀𝑟. 𝑆ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑. 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛." Congratulations Emanuel! Keep up the amazing work you're doing. Who can you nominate for our Good Works program? #GoodWorks

In getting you in the mood for the 2026 Symposium, check out our Proceedings of the 2025 National Symposium on Juvenile Services. npjs.org/symposium-proc…

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 Get ready to immerse yourself in a gathering of like-minded professionals at the much-anticipated 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services. This is your opportunity to connect with colleagues, forge new partnerships, and contribute to the excellence of this pivotal event. The Leadership Institute will be held September 28-29, 2026. The Symposium will kick off the evening of September 29 and conclude October 2, 2026, at the Hilton Motif Seattle in Seattle, WA. Early Bird Registration Early bird registration is available until July 15, 2026. Seize the opportunity to save and secure your spot at this exciting conference! Register Today - rebrand.ly/xpmt3r0 Workshop Presenters Interested in presenting at the Symposium, submit an application today, the deadline to apply is March 15, 2026. Apply Now - rebrand.ly/rx6smj5 Additional Information Visit our website to learn more about the 2026 Symposium and the 2026 Leadership Institute - NPJS.org/training

Join us tomorrow, March 3rd at 12pm EST for the 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, led by Discipline Group Chair, Ted Ryle. Dr. Daniel Sheridan, Co-Director of Behavior Analytic Services at the Alabama Department of Youth Services, will be joining us for a presentation on Implementing Behavioral Frameworks in Practice: Aligning Planning, Practice, and Data. This discussion will describe how a behavioral framework is applied in a juvenile residential facility to align staff practice and youth programming with rehabilitative goals. Dr. Sheridan will outline how planning is operationalized into observable staff and resident behaviors, supported by training and ongoing data collection. The focus is on how real-time metrics are used to monitor implementation, identify barriers, and guide adjustments as conditions change, while ensuring staff and youth voices are at the center of these changes. If you're not on our email list but would like to be part of this or a future Discipline Group Meeting, please email Cristy.Malott@NPJS.org.

The NPJS Critical Issues and Policy Direction Committee generates position statements on critical and timely issues confronting the juvenile services profession. Please learn more at npjs.org/about-us/criti…

NPJS has an archive of training resources to support the professional development of educators in juvenile services settings - npjs.org/training/archi… We hope you find the resources beneficial to your training efforts. Requests for additional training and technical assistance support can be directed to the NPJS office at Michael.Jones@npjs.org.

We'd love to have you. #juvenilejustice #juvenileservices #corporatepartners

The National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) is excited to host a 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦! For additional information, please view the Student Art Contest Guidelines- rebrand.ly/lb5m15r 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: All artwork should reflect the Symposium theme: “𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆”. Artwork will be judged on artistic design and alignment with the theme. Symposium attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite piece Prizes: Gift Cards (to help cover the cost of a celebration, such as a pizza party) 1st Place – $100 Gift Card 2nd Place – $75 Gift Card 3rd Place – $50 Gift Card 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: All applications must be submitted by August 15, 2026 - Apply Now! Visit our website to learn more about the 2026 Symposium and the 2026 Leadership Institute - NPJS.org/training #studentartcontest #NPJS2026Symposium #CourageToChange