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NEW YORK STATE YOUTH JUSTICE INSTITUTE

The New York State Youth Justice Institute strives to build and strengthen the capacity of localities around New York State to adopt evidence-informed youth justice practices. We do so by disseminating information, assisting with implementation and assessing efficacy in existing youth justice programs, and by conducting cutting-edge research to advance the science and practice of evidence-based initiatives.

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Lunch & Learn: Presented by Allen Lipscomb, PSYD, LCWS

Black Male Grief Reactions to Race-Based Traumatic Losses Among Emerging Adult Black Men

Every month, the YJI brings to you the work of prominent researchers in the field of youth justice! Our “Lunch & Learn” sessions are designed to be interactive, informative, and thought-provoking.

On July 16, we hosted Dr. Allen Lipscomb, assistant professor in the Social Work Department at California State University Northridge in Los Angeles County. Dr. Lipscomb is a clinical psychologist and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California. He specializes in providing anti-oppressive and inclusive mental health services to individuals, children, youth and families of color. His research focuses on psychiatric epidemiology among racialized and marginalized individuals who have experienced trauma.

This webinar is aimed at teaching, informing, and encouraging youth providers to be anti-racist and anti-oppressive when providing services to African American/Black men who are experiencing traumatic race-based grief and loss.

Click here to view the recordings of this and other Lunch and Learn sessions!

Are the Kids Alright? COVID-19 and Youth

In June 2020, the YJI sponsored a Series of panel discussions to explore the pandemic's current and foreseeable impacts on children, teens, and young adults, as well as innovative approaches to the present crisis. Experts from diverse fields examined these issues, with a focus on the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on historically marginalized populations. Click here to learn more about how the YJI is contributing to national and international discussions on COVID-19 and youth.

Youth Justice News Coverage

Would you like to know how many youth justice news stories were published on race and ethnicity disparities in the last six months in your state? You can do so using this interactive dashboard!

Every week, the New York State Youth Justice Institute's team curates stories from local, national and international media outlets on diverse youth justice topics: SOGIE, Law & Politics, Courts, and many more. Each news story is coded according to its main topic and can be filtered by date and place of publication. This dashboard also includes international coverage of youth justice news. All of the original news articles are available and you can read them in their entirety by following the links on this dashboard.

Click here to learn more!

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