Youth Snapshot

When discussing youth, their needs, and what we know about them, we often take a siloed approach.

Each of our systems, disciplines, or vantage points captures some fact about our young people but fails to bring the whole picture into focus.

That was the impetus for this tool; to curate a holistic, multidisciplinary collection of data and resources that aims at offering users a high-level, yet comprehensive, snapshot of youth in New York and beyond.

Our Snapshot contains information on key areas of youth well-being: demographics, education, health (physical, mental, and behavioral), community, family, and economic indicators.

NYS Youth Justice Peer Advisory Council Now Accepting Applications!

The YJI is currently seeking applications for the NYS Youth Justice Peer Advisory Council (PAC). The PAC's mission is to empower young adults with lived justice system experience to become key advisors on youth justice policy and practice development in New York State. Review a PAC flyer with additional information. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Submit your NYS Youth Justice Peer Advisory Council (PAC) application here.

Upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar

Lunch & Learn: Dr. Jonathan Cantor
"Topics in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Adoption, Use for Mental Health, and Safety" 

Noon EST, Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Through our Lunch & Learn series, the YJI presents the work of prominent researchers and practitioners in the field of youth justice. The series offers interactive, informative, and thought-provoking research in an accessible format.

This month, we welcome Dr. Jonathan Cantor of the RAND School of Public Policy, who will present on aspects of AI adoption in healthcare, its use in mental health care, and related safety considerations. Dr. Amy Nitza, Director of the Global Center for AI in Mental Health, will moderate the conversation. 

Register for the December 17 Lunch & Learn!

See our past Lunch & Learn Webinars. 

Beyond 2020 - The Next Normal: COVID-19 and Youth Forum

From June 1-3, 2021, the YJI held a series of panel discussions among youth justice stakeholders from around the country that explored the pandemic's continued impacts on youth, their families, and their communities; and ways to leverage challenges and lessons of the pandemic to move the field closer to eliminating of racial and ethnic disparities, ensuring equity and justice, and prioritizing individual and communal health and well-being.

Learn more about how the YJI is contributing to national and international discussions on COVID-19 and youth.