| Juvenile
Justice Related Links |
Academy
for Educational Development
AED is an independent, nonprofit
organization committed to solving critical social
problems in the U.S. and throughout the world. Major
areas of focus include health, education, youth
development, and the environment. |
American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
This site is designed to serve both
AACAP Members, and Parents and Families. Information
is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding
and treatment of the developmental, behavioral,
and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7
to 12 million children and adolescents at any given
time in the United States. |
American
Academy of Pediatrics |
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American Bar Association's
Juvenile Justice Center |
| ABA
Center on Children and the Law |
| American
Civil Liberties Union |
| American
Medical Association |
American
Probation and Parole Association |
Annie
E. Casey Foundation
For more than half a century,
the Annie E. Casey Foundation has worked to build
better futures for disadvantaged children and
their families in the United States. Our mission
is to foster public policies, human service reforms,
and community supports that more effectively meet
the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.
Working with neighborhoods and state and local
governments, the Foundation provides grants to
public and nonprofit organizations to strengthen
the support services, social networks, physical
infrastructure, employment, self-determination,
and economic vitality of distressed communities. |
Atlanta
Alliance on Developmental Disabilities
improve the quality of life of people
impacted by developmental disabilities. |
Babies
Can't Wait
Georgia's statewide interagency
service delivery system for infants and toddlers
with developmental delays or disabilities and their
families. |
| Barton
Child Law and Policy Clinic |
| Center for Juvenile
and Criminal Justice |
| Cherokee
County Juvenile Court |
Child
Welfare League of America
nation's oldest and largest membership-based
child welfare organization. |
Children's
Advocacy Institute
In 1989, Robert C. Fellmeth founded
the Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI) as part
of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University
of San Diego School of Law. Staffed by experienced
attorneys and advocates, and assisted by USD law
student interns, CAI works to improve the status
and well-being of children in our society by representing
their interests and right to a safe, healthy childhood.
CAI represents children in the state legislature,
in the courts, before administrative agencies, and
through public education programs. |
Children's
Defense Fund
The mission of the Children's Defense
Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure
every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair
Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and
successful passage to adulthood with the help of
caring families and communities. |
| Coalition
for Juvenile Justice |
| Cobb
County Juvenile Court |
| Council
of Juvenile Court Judges |
Court
Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Child advocacy, mentoring, intervention,
and legal advocacy. |
|
Devereux
provide high-quality human services
to children, adults, and families with special
needs which derive from behavioral, psychological,
intellectual or neurological impairments. |
| Douglas
County Juvenile Court |
Eckerd
Family Youth Alternatives, Inc.
EYA is a leader in early intervention,
wilderness camp and juvenile justice programs for
troubled and at-risk children. |
Families
Against Mandatory Minimums
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Foundation (FAMM Foundation) is a national organization
of citizens working to reform federal and state
mandatory sentencing laws that remove judicial discretion.
To ensure equity and fairness at all stages of the
sentencing process, FAMM also works to improve sentencing
guidelines. Formed in 1991, FAMM has 25,000 members
and 35 volunteer-run chapters across the country. |
The
Family Connection
support network for families that
have children with special needs. |
The
Fledglings, Inc
Services Offered: Counseling, Family
Counseling Information and Referral |
| Fulton
County Juvenile Court |
Gault at 40
The Gault at 40 Campaign will conduct a number of activities and events in 2007- know your rights nights, symposia, new materials and publications, movie screenings, and more. |
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Georgia
Alliance for Children
stand up for needy and powerless
children by protecting children's interests when
government or the community is either unwilling
or unable to do so. |
Georgia
Association of Homes & Services for Children
providing leadership and resources
to the dedicated agencies and professionals serving
our State's at-risk children and their families. |
Georgia
Center for Children
To help sexually abused children
overcome the trauma of their abuse and lead normal,
healthy, productive lives. |
Georgia
Child Care Council
to influence public policy, elevate
public awareness, and encourage partnerships, in
order to make quality child care accessible and
affordable for all Georgians. |
Georgia
Justice Project: Juvenile Justice Program
ensure justice for the indigent
criminally accused and take a holistic approach
to assist them in establishing crime free lives
as productive citizens. |
|
Georgia
Legal Services Program
provides free legal services to
low-income people in civil matters in the 154
Georgia counties outside the 5 county Atlanta
metropolitan area. |
Georgia
Policy Council for Children & Families
A state level policy making body,
established by legislation, responsible for directing
efforts to achieve positive results for children
and families. |
Girls
and Boys Town
Founded by Father Flanagan in 1917,
we have a long history of offering help, hope and
healing to abused, abandoned, neglected, handicapped
or otherwise troubled children. In fact, our mission
is to change the way America Cares for her at-risk
children. |
| Girls'
Justice Initiative |
| Gwinnett
County Juvenile Court |
HandsNet
For more than a decade, HandsNet
has worked to make online collaboration and information
sharing a reality for the human services community.
We empower organizations to effectively integrate
new online strategies, strengthening their program
and policy work on behalf of people in need. |
Haywood
Burns Institute |
Justice Policy Institute - Effective Investments in Public Safety
The Justice Policy Institute has recently devoted a section of its website to the examination of the complicated issues of crime, prisons, and safety. Fact sheets, JPI research, and links to work by other organizations provide a wide variety of data and statistics which suggest that public safety goals would be better served by federal, state, and local investments in education, drug treatment, and stimulating economic growth rather than on prisons or longer sentences.
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| Juvenile
Justice Evaluation Center |
Keenan
Kids Foundation
formed in 1993 to assist and advise
these children both directly and through the training
of law students and practicing lawyers so they are
more aware of the needs of children at-risk in the
legal system. |
Kids
in Need of Dreams
provide legal, social and private
resources to children and their families to prevent
school failure. |
KidsPeace
a private, not-for-profit organization,
helps families help kids anticipate and avoid crisis
whenever possible. |
| Learning
Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal |
Legal
Services for Prisoners with Children
Advocates for the civil rights and
empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family
members and people at risk for incarceration. |
| Mental
Health Resources |
National
Association of Counsel for Children
NACC is a non-profit professional
membership organization dedicated to quality representation
and protection of children in the legal system. |
| National
Center for Education, Disability and Juvenile
Justice |
National
Center for Juvenile Justice |
National
Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice |
National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
- Research Subject
Library - Topical Information on JJ |
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect
The Clearinghouse is a national
resource for professionals and others seeking information
on child abuse and neglect and child welfare. |
National
Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCJRS is a federally sponsored information
clearinghouse for people around the country and
the world involved with research, policy, and practice
related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug
control. |
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the national information
and referral center that provides information on
disabilities and disability-related issues for families,
educators, and other professionals. Our special
focus is children and youth (birth to age 22). |
| National Juvenile
Defender Center |
The
National Latino Children's Agenda
Serve as the voice for young Latinos. |
| National
Mental Health Association Juvenile Justice Site |
| National
Teen Court Center |
| Office
of the Child Advocate |
Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- OJJDP
Training & Technical
Assistance Center |
ParentAttorney.org
Sponsored by the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children and the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, parentattorney.org is a resource center for Georgia attorneys representing parents in abuse and neglect cases. |
Research
Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile
Justice - McArthur Juvenile Adjudicative
Competence Study |
Save
the Children
Promoting locally appropriate programs
in education, health care, environmentally sound
agriculture, and economic productivity. |
Southern
Juvenile Defender Center
Resources
and information for juvenile attorneys including
state specific information, a motions bank, legislative
updates, reports and articles, useful links - very
extensive |
Spirit
of America Foundation
A non-profit veteran's organization
established to helping veterans and their families. |
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged
with improving the quality and availability of prevention,
treatment, and rehabilitative services in order
to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to
society resulting from substance abuse and mental
illnesses. |
Team
Child
Provides advocacy on civil matters
for juveniles involved in the juvenile justice systems
with a focus on access to education (including special
education), mental and medical health treatment
and safe living conditions. |
Twin
Cedars
A non-profit organization specializing
in residential treatment services for boys and girls
ages 7-17 who have suffered from sexual abuse, trauma,
severe emotional disturbances and those exhibiting
sexual aggressive behaviors. |
| United
Way |
| Vera
Institute of Justice |
Ware
County Children's Initiative
Nursing, mental health, substance
abuse, vocational rehabilitation and juvenile court
services from community agencies in school-based
clinics. |
|
Youth
Advocate Programs, Inc.
Provide community-based alternatives
for the care and protection of individuals who
are, have been, or may be subject to compulsory
placement in public or private institutions. |
| Youth
Leadership Council |
Juvenile
Mental Health Related Links |
American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
Children
and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
(CHADD) |
National
Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice |
| National
Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice |
| National
Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice |
| National
Institute of Mental Health |
| National
Mental Health Association |
| National
Youth Screening Assistance Project: |
| President's
Commission on Mental Health |
| Protection
and Advocacy by State |
| Substance
Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration |
| Special
Needs Links |
Center
for Law and Education |
| Council
for Exceptional Children |
| Disability
Resources Monthly Regional Resources Directory |
National
Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems,
Inc. |
| National
Center for Education, Disability and Juvenile
Justice |
| United
States Department of Education |
| United
States Office of Special Education Programs |
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