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Far l to r: Bill Hall, moderator, and Susan Richardson, Reclaiming Futures National Executive Director,
open the program. |
Dr. André Rosay, Justice Center, presented at the panel discussion
and reception sponsored by the
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and
Volunteers of America - Alaska (VOA-Alaska) on November 20, 2012. Dr. Rosay discussed his collaborative research with VOA-Alaska and DJJ on juvenile substance abuse, and the impact on
treatment completion and recidivism that the
Reclaiming Futures Anchorage program has had in Alaska. Results of the evaluation showed that youth who participated in Reclaiming Futures were more likely to complete treatment, and were less likely to recidivate.
The reception honored the 10th anniversary of Reclaiming Futures and was attended by Susan Richardson, Reclaiming Futures National Executive Director.
The
Reclaiming Futures
model for juvenile substance abuse treatment has been used in 29
communities, large and small, rural and urban, in 17 states, including
one Indian reservation. It has been used in Anchorage for the past ten
years and has brought together judges, juvenile justice professionals,
treatment providers and community leaders to identify how juvenile
courts can provide substance abuse treatment teens need to help them be
successful.
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L to r: Dr. André Rosay; Linda Moffitt, Reclaiming Futures
Volunteer; Lee Post, DJJ Juvenile Probation
Supervisor; Glen Kratochvil, VOA Restorative Justice
Director. |
Reclaiming Futures is an initiative created in 2001 by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation that offers a new approach to helping teenagers
caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime. The national office of
Reclaiming Futures is housed in the Regional Research Institute of the
School of Social Work at Portland State University.
www.reclaimingfutures.org.
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L to r: Susan Richardson, Reclaiming Futures National
Executive Director; Dr. André Rosay; Karin Schaff, VOA
Alaska Treatment Services Director; Jeff Jessee;
Alaska Mental Health Trust Chief Executive Officer. |
