Human Services News

Chapin Hall:

Juvenile justice systems do not often provide an effective response to substance abuse problems among young offenders.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched Reclaiming Futures, a ten-community demonstration project, to improve substance abuse interventions for justice-involved youth.

The initiative relies on inter-organizational collaboration, shared performance management, enhanced treatment quality, strengthened leadership, and community partnerships to improve systems and services.

Early results from a cross-site evaluation indicate that the initiative has inspired real improvements in the quality of service delivery systems.

This journal article was published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges in the Juvenile and Family Court Journal.