NPJS - National Partnership for Juvenile Services

NPJS - National Partnership for Juvenile Services A non-profit membership organization for those working in or interested in the field of juvenile justice services. www.npjs.org.

NPJS provides training and technical assistance to staff & facilities around the country.

HAPPY MONDAY!๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐๐„๐†๐ˆ๐๐’!๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก is the last day to register for the 2026 National Symposium...
08/31/2026

HAPPY MONDAY!

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐๐„๐†๐ˆ๐๐’!

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก is the last day to register for the 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services and 2026 Leadership Institute at the standard rate! Register Now - https://pci.jotform.com/form/252964526951164

Hotel Accommodations:
The Host Hotel (Hilton Motif Seattle) is ๐’๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐Ž๐”๐“ but weโ€™ve secured a hotel nearby:

๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐๐€
1301 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
(4 min walk / 0.1 miles from Host Hotel)
Group Rate: $199 per night, plus applicable taxes
Book Online: https://book.passkey.com/event/51324331/owner/345/home
๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐‚๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Visit our website to learn more about the 2026 Symposium and the 2026 Leadership Institute.

08/27/2026

The nominees continue to come in.

In the category of ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ of our ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’” program, we'd like to recognize ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ of the NYC Administration for Childrenโ€™s Services, James Scatterwhite Academy in Queens, NY.

Nominated by Kim Reynolds, her is what she had to say:

"I am honored to recommend Senior Director Jennifer Daly for this award in recognition of her exceptional leadership, unwavering dedication, and remarkable commitment to excellence.

As Senior Director, she consistently demonstrates an extraordinary ability to facilitate the successful operation of our training center. Her organizational skills, attention to detail, and proactive leadership ensure that training programs run seamlessly, schedules are maintained, and every aspect of the learning experience is executed with precision. Her ability to coordinate complex initiatives while maintaining a positive and supportive environment is truly exceptional.

What distinguishes her most is her unwavering commitment to the transfer of knowledge. She understands that developing people is one of the most valuable investments an organization can make, and she dedicates herself to ensuring that staff have the resources, guidance, and encouragement they need to succeed. She is always willing to share her expertise, mentor others, and foster an environment where continuous learning and professional growth are encouraged.

Beyond her operational excellence, she leads with integrity, compassion, and genuine care for her team. She is consistently available to support staff, remove barriers, and inspire others to perform at their highest potential. Her leadership creates a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence that positively impacts everyone around her.

Her dedication, professionalism, and commitment to both organizational success and employee development make her an outstanding candidate for this award. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this recognition, and I wholeheartedly recommend her for this honor."

Who can you nominate? Do it today - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NPJS-GoodWorks

All too frequently, the media coverage is about what is wrong with the juvenile justice systemโ€ฆbad 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 t...

The 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services is quickly approaching!  The Standard Registration for the 2026 Nationa...
08/25/2026

The 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services is quickly approaching! The Standard Registration for the 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services and Leadership Institute ends on ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”! Register Now - https://pci.jotform.com/form/252964526951164

๐‘ฐ๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐‘ผ๐’‘๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’†!
The Host Hotel (Hilton Motif Seattle) is ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ. Weโ€™ve secured two nearby overflow hotels, however the room block cut off dates are quickly approaching!

๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐๐€
1301 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
(4 min walk / 0.1 miles from Host Hotel)
๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž: $199 per night, plus applicable taxes
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: Reservation Link - https://book.passkey.com/event/51324331/owner/345/home
๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐‚๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž:Friday, September 4, 2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ
1501 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
(6 min walk / 0.2 miles from Host Hotel)
๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž: $248 per night, plus applicable taxes
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: Reservation Link - https://www.statehotel.com/
๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐‚๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: Monday, August 31, 2026

๐‘‰๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ 2026 ๐‘†๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ข๐‘š ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ 2026 ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘ ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘’.

HAPPY MONDAY!Please plan to join us on ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐“, as we dive into an essential discussi...
08/24/2026

HAPPY MONDAY!

Please plan to join us on ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐“, as we dive into an essential discussion about AI risk, responsible use, and practical guidance for juvenile justice practitioners.

The discussion will be facilitated by Caleb Asbridge, Project Director at The Moss Group, and will emphasize the practical risk awareness essential to exploring and adopting AI in public service agencies.

Caleb will introduce TMG's straightforward S.A.F.E.R. framework - State, Access, Filter, Endorse, and Review - and use controlled examples to demonstrate how agencies can benefit from AI's emerging capabilities while protecting sensitive information.

Please register by scanning the QR Code below.

๐€๐“๐“๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ all Behavioral Health / Clinical Services, Community-Based Services, Court & Probation Services, Congregant Ca...
08/20/2026

๐€๐“๐“๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ all Behavioral Health / Clinical Services, Community-Based Services, Court & Probation Services, Congregant Care Facilities, Educators of At-Risk and Justice-Involved Youth, Staff Trainers, Family Advocates and Community Supports professionals...and students.

Two weeks.

If you haven't registered for our Leadership Institute or National Symposium, there are only two weeks left to do so.

๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž to be apart of our amazing events in Seattle, highlighted by:
* ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ 
* 50 ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘๐‘ 
* 9 ๐ท๐‘–๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜๐‘ 
* ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘’๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‚๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘  & ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ค ๐‘‚๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ 
* ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ 
* ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž ๐บ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘Ž ๐บ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐ถ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ

We will have relevant content for various discipline groups working in the juvenile services profession so ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ to be a part of it all - https://www.npjs.org/training/national-symposium-on-juvenile-services

Today, our ๐‰๐‰ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ shines on the one and only, Brett Peterson, Founder of Justice Path Advisors in Salt Lake City, ...
08/18/2026

Today, our ๐‰๐‰ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ shines on the one and only, Brett Peterson, Founder of Justice Path Advisors in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Please take a few moments to learn more about Brett - https://www.npjs.org/employee-spotlight/brett-peterson - and find out, among other things, how his career practicing law led him to become a standout in the field of juvenile justice.

Congratulations, Brett.

HAPPY MONDAY!Join storytellers, leaders, artists, and advocates as they explore the transformative power of truth tellin...
08/17/2026

HAPPY MONDAY!

Join storytellers, leaders, artists, and advocates as they explore the transformative power of truth telling and art at ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š'๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐”๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ on September 10th in DC at this year's Janet Reno Forum!

Brought to you by our friends at the Center for Youth Justice, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, please learn more and register at https://cyj.georgetown.edu/american-youth-justice-story/.

๐–๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ speakers and presenters for our Leadership Institute and National Symposium on Juvenile Servic...
08/14/2026

๐–๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ speakers and presenters for our Leadership Institute and National Symposium on Juvenile Services;

๐–๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and have some fun both during and after each days' events;

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž activities to go along with fantastic accommodations.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐˜-๐Ž-๐”!

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐จ join us in Seattle...by the way, a great and fun city...as we are a mere 47 days away.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ - https://www.npjs.org/training/national-symposium-on-juvenile-services

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’•?

Built by juvenile justice professionals, for juvenile justice programs.The ๐๐๐‰๐’ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is a w...
08/13/2026

Built by juvenile justice professionals, for juvenile justice programs.

The ๐๐๐‰๐’ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is a web-based system designed around how the work actually gets done.

Learn more and watch a brief video on how it works - NPJS.org/our-work/data-management-service

๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐”๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ!Every day, dedicated individuals and organizations are making a positive difference in the l...
08/11/2026

๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐”๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ!

Every day, dedicated individuals and organizations are making a positive difference in the lives of at-risk juveniles. Too often, attention is focused on challenges, setbacks, or isolated incidents, while the countless success stories, innovative programs, and life-changing efforts taking place across the country go unnoticed.

We know there are exceptional professionals, volunteers, leaders, and organizations creating opportunities, restoring hope, and improving outcomes for young people. We want to recognize and celebrate their contributions.

๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ. Help us recognize the individuals, organizations, and initiatives driving positive outcomes for young people by sharing stories of excellence and achievement.

๐‘‰๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก - โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘๐‘ ://๐‘ค๐‘ค๐‘ค.๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘ฆ.๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š/๐‘Ÿ/๐‘๐‘ƒ๐ฝ๐‘†-๐บ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘  - ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘ 

๐™„๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, ๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™จ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ช๐™จ.

There is no need to complete a separate submission. Simply email your award information, recognition materials, or related announcements to Cristy - [email protected] - so we can help celebrate and share these achievements.

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