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Denise Morris & Deborah Wing 3600 San Jeronimo Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907-793-3550

Denise Morris & Deborah Wing 3600 San Jeronimo Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907-793-3550. TRIBAL YOUTH JUSTICE PROGRAMS. Learning Objectives: Distinguish key stakeholders as multidisciplinary team partners.

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Denise Morris & Deborah Wing 3600 San Jeronimo Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907-793-3550

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  1. Denise Morris & Deborah Wing 3600 San Jeronimo Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907-793-3550

  2. TRIBAL YOUTH JUSTICE PROGRAMS • Learning Objectives: • Distinguish key stakeholders as multidisciplinary team partners. • Design a youth diversion or re-entry alternative justice model for your community by; • Incorporating cultural values and practices.

  3. Think out-of-the box

  4. What is going on and what is happening KNOW

  5. Combining/incorporating cultural components with other proven strategies. Best Practices Promising Practices Evidenced Based Models

  6. Cultural Components • Are ‘protective factors’ • Passes on tribal history, values and beliefs • Elders – “the Wisdom Keepers” • Stories, songs, art, music, drumming, ceremonies, circles ….

  7. Diversion & Re-entry • Are Alternative Justice Models which hold a juvenile accountable for their actions. • Takes a multi-agency/team approach. • Incorporates cultural values and practices into the proven strategy.

  8. ANJC Diversion • TYDE – Tribal Youth Diversion Effort • 97 youth & families assisted • Reduced overall recidivism rate of 34% • A service our community needed – it ‘fit’ • Has been duplicated in Sitka, Alaska

  9. ANJC Re-entry • TYRE – Tribal Youth Re-entry • Identifies and mobilizes teams of local community-based providers (a multidisciplinary team approach). • Coordination of culturally relevant services for the re-entering youth and family. • Provides on-going services and support linkages. • Designed to create a web of support, linking the youth back to their community.

  10. WHY? • Partners take a multi-disciplinary team approach • Combined cultural components (Circle using the ‘peer cluster’ approach rather than focusing on the individual).

  11. Programs Evolve & Change • Because of sustainability • Communications (changes not relayed) • Staff turn-over • Community enhancements – similar programs are developed AND; • Time

  12. Are These Models for Your Community? • Identification of key stakeholders/multi-disciplinary teams • Are support services available in your community? • What are your community linkages? • Networking with the Tribal Court and local juvenile justice authorities.

  13. DON’T BE LEFT IN THE FOG

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