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National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention
Dennis MondoroStrategic Community Development Officer
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionU.S. Department of Justice
Forum Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
• Provides access to technical assistance from experts across multiple federal agencies and, perhaps even more importantly, connects communities with each other to share information about successful local models.
• To strengthen local partnerships, improve coordination, and increase adherence to data driven practices, programs, and policies.
Forum TTA
• Must be directly related to the site’s Plan
• Should enhance local capacity
• Must be based in evidence or best practice
Types of TTA • Evaluating and sustaining your existing Plan• Forming and maintaining coalitions and collaborations • Conducting strategic planning with multiple agencies• Addressing organizational changes such as staff turnover and funding
shifts• Listening to/engaging communities hard hit by crime• Engaging families and youth in decision making• Promising prevention, intervention, and/or enforcement strategies• Using data effectively• Information sharing• Using outreach workers in gang prevention and intervention• Community-oriented policing strategies• Trainings on a variety of topics related to youth violence and gang activity
Accessing Forum TTA
• Make requests to your federal site coordinators
• Request is reviewed by the Forum TTA Working Group
• Request is fulfilled by the most appropriate agency/organization
National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention
Dave Marsden, Project DirectorForum Training and Technical Assistance
ProjectDevelopment Service Group, Inc.
A Balanced Approach Plan Development• Strategic Planning• Building and sustaining community
collaboration• Evaluating the Forum plan’s progress
and success• Interagency data sharing• Evidence-based programs and best
practices
A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Prevention• Evidence-based programs and practices• Risk and needs assessment• Violence prevention strategies• Trauma/mental health services• Positive youth development programs• Family engagement strategies• Identifying and targeting high-need/high-risk families• Substance abuse prevention• Expanding neighborhood-based program networks
A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Intervention• Graduated sanctions• Identifying and targeting high-need/high-risk
families• BARJ (Balanced and Restorative Justice)• DMC (Disproportionate Minority Contact)• Strategies for addressing urban blight• Substance use intervention • Juvenile justice system improvement
A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Enforcement• Law enforcement/community policing• Gang intervention strategies• Gun violence reduction strategies
A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Reentry• Reentry/reintegration services• Probation and parole/court systems• Appropriate resources for reintegration
For more information, contact
Dave MarsdenProject DirectorNational Forum on Youth Violence Prevention TTA ProjectDevelopment Services Group, Inc.Office: 301.951.0056Cell: 703.964.6821Email: [email protected]
U.S. Department of Education
Norris DickardDirector
Healthy Students GroupOffice of Safe and Healthy Students
Selected U.S. Dept. of Education TA Resources
Office of Safe and Healthy Students TA Centers• www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oshs/tacenters.html
Comprehensive Regional and Content TA Centers• www2.ed.gov/programs/newccp/index.html
Behavioral Interventions and Supports TA Center• www.pbis.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Marci HertzLead Health Scientist
Division of Violence Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Michelle BechardTeam Lead
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)