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.

Please join us ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐‚๐’๐“ (๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐’๐“), for the Family and Youth Engagement Discipline Group Meeting, led by D...
06/16/2026

Please join us ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐‚๐’๐“ (๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐’๐“), for the Family and Youth Engagement Discipline Group Meeting, led by Discipline Group Chair, Ms. Kathy Wright.

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From our own, Sarah Gaither - I was honored to be able to represent the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NP...
06/15/2026

From our own, Sarah Gaither -

I was honored to be able to represent the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice conference in Washington DC this past week.

I know there are amazing people doing amazing things for youth in our country, and somehow I always leave feeling humbled by the impact being made by every new person I meet.

Things that stood out to me that I want to share:

โœ”๏ธ This great reading list of stories by and about justice impacted youth๐Ÿ“–
https://lnkd.in/g-VrBSkH
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โœ”๏ธ Community collaborations like this one that are improving the lives of youth and their families and increasing community safety
https://lnkd.in/gWqmTx4y

โœ”๏ธ The impact being made by Poet Ambassadors of Free Minds Book Club
https://lnkd.in/gPPVGwVB

โœ”๏ธ How much everyone in attendance cares about and are invested in the mission of improving outcomes for youth and their families.

I left with my bucket full, connected with old friends and met some new ones.

Thank you, Melissa Milchman, Brock Landwehr, Shalee Forney, and the whole CJJ team for putting together a great conference!

Do you know about JuvCMS?It is NPJS' own web-based case management software solution developed by juvenile justice profe...
06/12/2026

Do you know about JuvCMS?

It is NPJS' own web-based case management software solution developed by juvenile justice professionals for juvenile justice programs.

Check out this brief video for an overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPAXNYga4E - and contact Wayne Bear for more information or to schedule a brief demo - [email protected]

A video overview of NPJS' data management service.

Different week. A different Good Works nomination.For the category of Education of At-Risk Youth, we are proud to share ...
06/11/2026

Different week. A different Good Works nomination.

For the category of Education of At-Risk Youth, we are proud to share this nomination for Nick Pastwa.

Here is what his nominator, Dr. James Shellard, Principal of Abraxas Naperville Bridge School had to say:

๐ผ ๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ค๐‘Ž ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก-๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘˜ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘กโ„Ž. ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”, โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ -๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ . ๐ผ๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘š, ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ. ๐ป๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  (๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘ ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’, ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘Ž, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘๐‘˜๐‘œ๐‘ ) ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ , ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘Ž ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ. ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘”๐‘”๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘“๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’, ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.

๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘-๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ . ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘š๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”, ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž. ๐ต๐‘’๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘š, ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก. ๐ป๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ธ๐ฟ ๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐‘ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š, ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜, ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’. ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜โ€™๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘, ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ . ๐ป๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘š ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก-๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘˜ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘กโ„Ž.

Congratulations, Nick.

Who do you think of when you read this? Nominate them here - https://www.npjs.org/good-works.

NPJS is proud to let you know that last month, our Board member, Helen Avis, presented at the NDTAC - the National Tech...
06/10/2026

NPJS is proud to let you know that last month, our Board member, Helen Avis, presented at the NDTAC - the National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth.

Her talk title was: From Compliance to Confidence - Training Title I, Part D Requirements Into Real Outcomes for Youth.

Learn more about it below and feel free to reach out to Helen with any questions.

Plan to join us at the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ and take your professional journey to the next level...
06/08/2026

Plan to join us at the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ and take your professional journey to the next level! This event is more than just a conferenceโ€”itโ€™s your chance to grow, connect, and thrive in the field of juvenile services. Here's why you can't afford to miss it:

๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘ฆ ๐ด๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘?

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐ก๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž:
Gain insight into the latest trends and innovations in juvenile services through cutting-edge presentations and discussions.

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค:
Connect with industry leaders, experts, and peers to build relationships that spark new opportunities and collaborations.

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ:
Choose from a variety of workshops, keynotes, and networking sessions tailored to your needs. Walk away with practical skills and knowledge to excel in your role.

๐€๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž:
Discover strategies to tackle challenges, embrace change, and drive innovation within your organization.

๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ:
Join a network of passionate professionals committed to making a difference. Share ideas, collaborate, and form connections that last far beyond the conference.

๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ:
Attending the Symposium can open doors to new opportunities, professional growth, and career advancement.

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ:
Engage in unique and meaningful events that go beyond professional learningโ€”connect with peers in a vibrant and inspiring setting.

Ready to elevate your career and make a lasting impact? Early bird registration is open until July 15, 2026, donโ€™t miss this chance to save and secure your spot! Register Today!

For additional Information and where to register, visit our website to learn more about the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ and the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž, please visit https://www.npjs.org/training/national-symposium-on-juvenile-services

Our members show up every day for young people that others have given up on.You counsel, mentor, educate, and advocate โ€”...
06/05/2026

Our members show up every day for young people that others have given up on.

You counsel, mentor, educate, and advocate โ€” often without recognition, but always with heart.

To every juvenile services and juvenile justice professional in our community: ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’๐’š ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜. ๐‘ถ๐’๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘. ๐‘ถ๐’๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’‡. ๐‘ถ๐’๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’–๐’‘. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’– โ€” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ.

At NPJS, we are honored to stand alongside you โ€” championing your work, investing in your growth, and making sure you never walk this mission alone.

You are making a difference. Every. Single. Day.

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The ๐๐๐‰๐’ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง program strikes again!๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ / ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, the ...
06/04/2026

The ๐๐๐‰๐’ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง program strikes again!

๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ / ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, the Co-Director of Behavior Analytic Services at the Alabama Department of Youth Services & Auburn University Department of Psychological Sciences, Dan Sheridan, proudly recognizes ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐…๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง .

Here is his nomination:

We would like to recognize Dr. Fatima Johnson for her hard work as the Facility Treatment and Program Coordinator at the Alabama Department of Youth Services. Dr. Johnson consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to the well-being of the youth served in the facility while overseeing and strengthening key aspects of programming. Dr. Johnsonโ€™s dedication to ensuring that programs are meaningful and grounded in evidence-based practices has been vitally important to the impact on the quality of services provided. Dr. Johnson regularly collaborates with various professionals to review existing programming and identify practical ways it can continue to grow and improve.

Dr. Johnsonโ€™s ability to bring together different perspectives and maintain open communication across teams helps support a more coordinated and effective treatment environment. What stands out most is Dr. Johnsonโ€™s deep investment in the welfare and growth of the youth in care. Dr. Johnson approaches her work with a clear sense of purpose, viewing it as an opportunity to contribute to meaningful and lasting change in the lives of young people. Dr. Johnsonโ€™s leadership and collaborative approach continue to strengthen programming and positively influence both staff and youth. This recognition is well deserved, and her contributions are greatly appreciated!

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง!

Is there somebody you'd like to nominate in this or a different category? Simply go to https://www.npjs.org/good-works to learn how.

You already know about today's event, but mark you calendars for the rest of this month's Discipline Group Meetings.We h...
06/02/2026

You already know about today's event, but mark you calendars for the rest of this month's Discipline Group Meetings.

We have a great line-up in store for you:

๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐„๐“

๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐„๐“

๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ-๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ/๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐„๐“

๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ & ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐„๐“

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
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐„๐“

If you like to plan even further ahead, check out our Calendar tab on our website - www.NPJS.org/calendar

Please join us on ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ง๐, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ ๐๐’๐“ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐’๐“), for the ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข...
06/01/2026

Please join us on ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ง๐, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ ๐๐’๐“ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐’๐“), for the ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , led by Discipline Group Chair, Ted Ryle.

Guest Speaker: ๐๐ž๐ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐š

Title: ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’‘๐’š ๐‘ฐ๐’”๐’'๐’• ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ: ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’‹๐’–๐’“๐’š ๐‘ธ๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘พ๐’† ๐‘จ๐’“๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’†

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: This presentation will explore the hidden role brain injury plays in the lives of justice involved youth and why it so often goes undetected in behavioral health settings. Participants will learn how brain injury symptoms frequently mimic trauma, ADHD, mood disorders, and behavioral disorders - leading clinicians and systems to misunderstand the youth sitting in front of them. The session will examine how brain injury changes the way youth process information, respond to stress, engage in therapy, and function within systems. Participants will leave with practical screening ideas, intervention adaptations, and a framework for shifting from "What's wrong with this youth?" to "What happened to this brain?".

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