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15 th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health Albuquerque, NM ~ Oct. 2010

15 th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health Albuquerque, NM ~ Oct. 2010. Community of Practice PRACTICE GROUP “Connecting School Mental Health with Juvenile Justice and Dropout Prevention ”. Connecting SMH with JJ/DOP. HANDOUTS Fact Sheet Sign-Up Sheet

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15 th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health Albuquerque, NM ~ Oct. 2010

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  1. 15th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental HealthAlbuquerque, NM ~ Oct. 2010 Community of Practice PRACTICE GROUP “Connecting School Mental Health with Juvenile Justice and Dropout Prevention”

  2. Connecting SMH with JJ/DOP HANDOUTS • Fact Sheet • Sign-Up Sheet • Conference Track: JJ/DOP

  3. Connecting SMH with JJ/DOP GOALS • Introduce you to this Practice Group: • Who we are. • The need for this Practice Group. • Its mission and key priorities. • Its accomplishments & current projects. • Invite you to our lunchtime presentation on “Engaging Disengaged Youth” • Get to know you and the issues that are of concern to you.

  4. Connecting SMH with JJ/DP LEADERSHIP TEAM • Barbara Brady Ashcraft, School Counseling Coordinator, West Virginia Dept. of Education • Mark Ferrante, Coalition for Juvenile Justice • Jerry Hime (retired school administrator) Executive Committee, Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)   • Nancy Lever, PhD, Center for School Mental Health • JoAnne Malloy, MSW, Dropout Project Coordinator Institute on Disability/ UCED | Univ. of New Hampshire • Judith Storandt, JD, National Disability Rights Network

  5. Connecting SMH with JJ/DP ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERS • Cyntrice Bellamy-Mills, MS, MEd, Administer of Behavioral Health Programs, Mental Hygiene Administration (Maryland) • Njeri Camera, MSHSA, AH, Center for Assessment & Integrated Development (Louisiana) • Helene Fallon, MEd, Long Island Parent TA Center (NY) • Dee Dee Letts, Treatment Court Coordinator (Hawaii) • Gale M. Naquin, PhD, Pupil Assistance Model (LA) • Carol Nixon, PhD, Senior Research Specialist, Edvantia, Inc. (Tennessee) • Barb Scheidegger, MO Families 4 Families (Missouri)

  6. Compelling Findings • Approximately 33% of incarcerated youth have an identified special education disability (10% in the general population). Many more have unidentified needs. • 70 - 87% of incarcerated youth have learning or emotional disabilities that interfere with their education. • For youth with emotional and behavioral disabilities: • 48% dropout in grades 9-12 vs. 24% of youth without disabilities. • 73% of those who dropout are arrested within 3-5 years of leaving school. (National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2004)

  7. Compelling Findings (cont’d) • Delinquent behavior may be directly related to an unknown, untreated or inappropriately treated disability. • Identifying disabilities and providing timely access to appropriate treatment and services can prevent further contact with the juvenile justice system. • The average annual income for a H.S. dropout in 2005 was $17,299, compared to $26,933 for a H.S. graduate, a difference of $9,634 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2006). • If the students who dropped out of the class of 2008 had graduated, the nation’s economy would have benefited from an additional $319 billion in income over their lifetimes.

  8. Connecting SMH with JJ/DP Mission Committed to working across stakeholders to advance knowledge and best practice related to effectively integrating school mental health with juvenile justice and dropout prevention.

  9. Key Priorities Identify knowledge, resources, and strategies to promote and advance effective practices that: • reduce suspensions and expulsions. • reduce dropout and delinquency. • improve the school reentry process. • improve mental health related professional development.

  10. Connecting SMH with JJ/DOP Current Projects • Listserv (email group) – a network for communication with and between practice group members. • Resources lists for key issues relevant to the practice group (e.g, dropout prevention, truancy, reentry, STPP). • Develop Dialogue Guides for interactive discussions across shareholders. • Participate in planning activities for the annual “Advancing School Mental Health” Conference. • Issues Briefs – To identify and define principles of best practices in connecting school mental health with juvenile justice and dropout prevention.

  11. Connecting SMH with JJ/DP • Practice Group webpage is located at: www.sharedwork.org • Practice Group Listserv: SMH_JJ/DOP@yahoogroups.com Fill out the Sign-in Sheet if you want to join the Listserv on a trial basis.

  12. Connecting SMH with JJ/DOP Please Join Us Later Today Lunchtime Workshop Engaging Disengaged Youth JoAnne M. Mallory, Project Director Institute on Disability University of New Hampshire

  13. Connecting SMH with JJ/DOP Round Robin PLEASE SHARE • Your name, position, and where you work. • Why are you interested in this topic.

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