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Crime, Juvenile Offenders and Troubled Teens

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/29/2011 | 1 Comment
Our friends at ForensicScience.net reached out to us today to share a fantastic resouce "Juvenile Offenders and Troubled Teens"...

ASPEN Launches National Patient Regstry and Leverages ClinicalPURSUIT

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/28/2011 | 0 Comments
"Finally, the tracking tool that clinicians have been seeking," said Debra Ben Avram, A.S.P.E.N.'s CEO. The SUSTAIN patient registry will allow clinicians to benchmark patient outcomes against aggregate data.

OJJDP Announces FY 2011 Funding Opportunities

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/28/2011 | 0 Comments
New funding opportunities announced from the OJJDP.

SAMHSA Seeks Applicants for Children’s Mental Health System Funding in Tribal Communities

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/22/2011 | 0 Comments
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration invites state and federal American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal organizations, tribal colleges, and universities to apply for the fiscal year 2011 Circles of Care Grants.

Web Forum To Focus on Using Therapy Dogs To Respond to Child Victims

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/22/2011 | 0 Comments
New web forum announced today from the Office of Justice Projgrams for Victims of Crime on using therapy dogs to respond to child victims.

DOJ Leaders Discuss Defending Childhood Initiative at National Crime Victims' Rights Week Celebration

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/19/2011 | 0 Comments
On April 14, 2011, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli joined U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen and community leaders at the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week celebration to discuss the Defending Childhood Initiative and the Department’s efforts to prevent children’s exposure to violence.

Chronic Juvenile Offenders Have High Levels of Substance Use

Posted by: George Ritacco on 4/11/2011 | 0 Comments
Serious or chronic juvenile offenders are more likely than other juvenile offenders to be substance users and to qualify as having substance use disorders.