Social Policy Advocacy Action Plan

Social Policy Advocacy Action Plan

Presenters:

Lizett G., Naomi K.,

Chelsea S., & Shelby T.

Case Study

Jane Doe of Connecticut

- 16 year old transgender female of color

- Charged with delinquency

- Placed in adult facility

- Open child welfare case

- History of abuse

- Later placed in secure facility for boys denying Jane's gender identity

Three Specific Strategies

Stakeholders

Social Problem

Our Impact

Mezzo/Macro Social workers:

Create, support and

help implement policies which advocate for social

-emotional development and/or positive behavioral interventions and supports for schools.

School social workers:

Attend professional development and

continuing education workshops catered to

building systematic school PBIS/SEL/RJ

1. Incorporating PBIS, leadership and/or Restorative Practice programs

2. Grant writing to secure funds

3. Full-service Community Schools

Program

Female Youth

- Female youth with increased risk factors are disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system

Federal Government

- Preventing youth incarceration could save the federal government an estimated $8-$21 billion in long-term costs

- Even with progressive legislation youth detention rates are still on the rise

State and Local Government

- States have sovereignty and may not always follow federal guidelines

- Variations on state policies can result in differing policies and programs that may or may not be most effective in supporting youth

Schools

- National push to incorporate evidence based programs to promote positive mental health and self-efficacy in schools

• Nearly 1/3 of juveniles arrested today are female adolescents

Coalition Members

• Over the past 20 years, prevalence of female arrests, detainment, & court cases have been on the rise

Stakeholders Sponsorship

National:

• Allocation of Funds: Federal

government

and state-based distribution

• Schools: drop out, negative behaviors,

truancy, meeting State/National

standards

• Non-profit: Coalition for Juvenile

Justice

CASEL

Youth.gov

By Gender:

By Race:

A thought leader, field builder, and advocate

for evidence-based social and emotional

learning (SEL), CASEL uniquely spans research, practice and policy related to SEL and is well positioned to evaluate and strengthen PBIS's

use of SEL:

American Indian and Native Alaskan girls/young women are:

• 40% more likely to be referred to juvenile court for delinquency
• 50% more likely to be detained
• 20% more likely to be adjudicated.

Black girls/young women are:

• 3x as likely to be referred to juvenile court for a delinquency offense
• 20% more likely to be detained
• 20 % more likely to be formally petitioned to court

Can leverage its evaluation of a variety of collaborations topics related to preventing juvenile justice involvement and youth mental health to provide programmatic input based on best practices

• 37% of detained girls VS 25% of detained boys were held for status offenses and technical violations.
• 21% of girls VS 12% of boys were detained for simple assault and public order offenses (excluding weapons)

Other Noteworthy Trends:

Latina girls :

• who have been in detention are 9x times more likely to die by age 29 than the general population
• 1 out of every 6 girls committed and 1 out of every 5 girls detained in the United States is Latina

• 75% of white girls were recommended for treatment compared to 35% of Latinas and 20% of African-American girls.
• Asian females were the least likely to be in residential placement, with a rate of 8 per 100,000
• Problematic School-Based Practices

2011-2012 school year...

out-of-school suspension:

• 12% black girls
• 7% American Indian girls
• 4% Latina girls
• 2% white girls
• Black girls with disability->19%
• LGBTQI+ youth at greater risk of expulsion

Disproportionality

Youth.gov

CASEL

• Self-awareness

• Self-Management

• Social Awareness

• Relationship Skills

• Responsible Decision Making Skills

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• Juvenile Justice

• Gang Involvement Prevention

• Youth Mental Health

• Reconnecting Youth

• School Climate

• Suicide Prevention

• Homelessness & Runaways

By Sexual Orientation/Identity:

• non-heterosexual girls (LGBTQI+) were about 2x as likely to be arrested and convicted as other girls who had engaged in similar behavior
• non-heterosexual (LGBTQI+) youth reported 7x the rate of youth-on-youth victimization in juvenile facilities than their heterosexual peers.

Trauma

Health Considerations

Pregnancy & Parenting

High rates of:

• psychiatric disorders
• substance abuse
• sexual health concerns

• 42 percent of girls in custody reported past physical abuse (vs 22% of boys)
• 44 percent reported past suicide attempts (vs 19% of boys)
• 35 percent reported past sexual abuse (vs 8% of boys).

10 percent of homeless girls living on the street or in shelters are pregnant

State:

9 percent of girls in custody have children (compared with 6 percent of female youth in the general population)

Colorado 9to25

Colorado 9to25

A collective, action-oriented group of Colorado youth and adults working to achieve positive outcomes for all youth. Focused on Positive Youth Development principles, this organization can help PBIS be:

• Strengths-based

• Inclusive

• Partnering with youth

• Collaborative

• Sustainable

Policy

Local:

Bikes Together

Ovarian Psychos

References

Ovarian Psychos

Bikes Together

A Womxn of Color Bicycle Brigade using the bike as a form / tool to organize. Their grass roots approach promotes sustainablity through the support of one another. "As our families continue to be marginalized in this patriarchal society we stand and organize in solidarity against all states of government agencies."

Promotes active and healthy living by increasing access to bicycles, promoting safe, bike-friendly environments and advocating for policies that promote bicycle access and use.

• Empowers kids,

• Connects them to mentors

• Aligned them with health and exercise,

which increases self-esteem

• Promotes teamwork, communication

and collaboration

• Empowers women of color

• Organize marginalized communities

• Make sure underrepresented people

have voice

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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act was established in 1974 and was reauthorized in 2017

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Reauthorization Act of 2017 §4:

"to support a continuum of evidence-based or promising programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, family services, and services for children exposed to violence) that are trauma informed, reflect the science of adolescent development, and are designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system.”

This is supported by the following policies:

• Public Health and Welfare (U.S. Congress (1944) (SEC. 581. School-based Mental Health and Children and Violence (b))
• The Mental Health Systems Act (U.S. Congress, 1980)
• Mental Health in Schools Act (2015-2016), which is in recess