In February 2017, Kristy Longmire, Juvenile Case Manager for DeKalb County Recovery Court went to New York City to attend the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ National Conference on Juvenile Justice.
This vital and important educational opportunity featured cutting edge information, state-of-the-art programs and current research in the juvenile justice system. Some of the featured topics included: alternatives to detention, trauma-informed justice, cross-over youth, deep-end youth, dating violence, ending solitary confinement, recidivism, indiscriminate shackling issues, disproportionate minority contact, LGBTQ issues in the juvenile justice system, sex trafficking of minors, juvenile drug courts and runaways and the Interstate Compact for Juveniles. It is vital to our local recovery court program that our staff and team stay up-to-date on the latest topics and trends in the field in order to best provide services for our clients.
All DeKalb County Recovery Court staff and team members attend training at least once annually. For more information on how to refer a teen to our program, please contact Coordinator Norene Puckett at 615-215-8690 or norene.drugcourt@gmail.com
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