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Partnering With Youth and Families: A Best Practices Guide for Youth Justice Stakeholders

NCJ Number
309508
Date Published
November 2024
Length
52 pages
Annotation

This guide provides best practices for youth justice stakeholders.

Abstract

This best practices guide reviews the most current literature about youth and family engagement and conducted in-depth interviews with dozens of system-involved young adults and their families. Their expertise and input are reflected in this guide. The guide uses a simplified continuum denoting three levels of youth and family engagement, readiness, and implementation: (1) interaction: primarily transactional (and often one-way) connections between youth/ families and program leadership and staff; (2) engagement: Relational, two-way connections between youth/families and program leadership and staff; and (3) partnership: Power-sharing connections between youth/families and program leadership and staff.

Date Published: November 1, 2024