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JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE:

 ITEMS OF INTEREST

OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESPONSIBITY; WAGING PEACE

October 28, 2008

Of Special Note

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Baltimore, MD: Uniting the Community. State’s Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy invites you to a community forum. Reduce your risk of becoming a crime victim. October 30, 2008, 6:30pm. Assisi House of St. Patrick Church, 318 S. Register St., Baltimore. For additional information call 410-396-5617

• Baltimore, MD: Youth & College Leadership Summit “Transforming Youth to Ignite Change” October 31 – November 1, 2008. This student-organized event brings together college students, youth leaders, and student organizations from around the country for networking, interactive leadership workshops, and to formulate strategies to address issues facing youth.  The YCLS is a perfect opportunity for young leaders to share resources and network with other like-minded individuals. Learn more and register online

• Washington, DC: A Call to Action for Juvenile Justice. November 6, 2008. 2;00 – 4:00pm Town Hall Meeting; 4:00 – 5:00pm Reception. Georgetown Law School Gewirz Student Center, 120 F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001. The meeting will provide the new administration with a bi-partisan juvenile justice plan of action.  Committee members, members of the juvenile justice community, citizens, students and the media are invited to take part in the town hall discussion focused on developing priorities for the new administration. Please RSVP for the meeting to Chris Gowen at gowenc@staff.

Sykesville, MD: Governor’s Community Crime Prevention Summit. November 8, 2008, Police and Correctional Training Commission, 6852 4th St., Sykesville, MD.9:00am - 2:30 pm. Lunch provided. Receive training and technical assistance for your public safety strategies, meet community leaders that share your goals, acknowledge the hard work you and your law enforcement partners do to create strong, sustainable communities, and make plans for the future. $150,000 in competitive grant funding will be released for community crime prevention projects through the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention (GOCCP). Eligible applicants should be 501(c)3 organizations that demonstrate a working relationship with their local law enforcement agencies. A grant program technical assistance session will be held at the summit. [source: The Rawlings-Blake Roll Call, October 24, 2008]

The Baltimore City Health Department has released two major reports on the health of city residents: the 2008 Health Status Report and a set of Neighborhood Health Profiles covering 55 community statistical areas in the city. The 2008 Health Status Report is a comprehensive compilation of available data on the health of Baltimore residents. The goals of the Profiles are to provide information to communities about their own health and to guide public health policy. Both reports are online at [source: The Rawlings-Blake Roll Call, October 24, 2008]

• “Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue. November 2, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m. Brother Bey, the founder of the Fraternal Order of X-Offenders, hosts a weekly radio show on W.O.L.B (1010 am) that presents community-based, ex-offender driven efforts in Baltimore and elsewhere that are helping to break the cycle of violence. The primary focus of the F.O.X.O.’s “Breaking The Cycle” Radio Dialogue is to extend discussion, increase consideration of community-driven alternatives, and initiate and expand the collective action needed to deter, decrease and prevent the pandemic of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality gripping Baltimore and many other communities. The radio show provides a voice to those attempting to change their thinking and behaviors, informing ex-offenders, their families, and others of opportunities, increasing access to strategies that work, and exposing those that don’t. You are invited to call in to the radio program at 410-481-1010. To learn more about FOXO, visit their website at hhtp://foxo.us or email Brother Bey at thinkingisdestiny@ or brotherbey@foxo.us or call 410-262-4456. Information about the new FOXO training DVD: The Psychology and Sociology of Criminology also is available on the website

• Project P.E.A.C.E. (Proper Education Always Corrects Errors), a collaboration between PAA and F.O.X.O. The P.E.A.C.E. program, developed and implemented by ex-offenders, connects other ex-offenders with needed resources and uses the power of peer influence to facilitate the cognitive restructuring and personal supports needed for successful re-integration. “In order to truly make Baltimore safer, we need to help ex-offenders become productive citizens,” Mayor Sheila Dixon said. “Project P.E.A.C.E. is going to help a lot of people fulfill their potential and make meaningful contributions to those around them.” The P.E.A.C.E. program addresses a variety of social and behavioral issues confronting ex-offenders, including: short term and long term housing, emergency shelter, transitional housing, substance abuse, parenting, GED services, employment and job placement, financial literacy and HIV/AIDS information and education. In addition to the 12-Step Lifeskills Workshops and services such as emergency shelter, transitional housing, and linkage to other services, the P.E.A.C.E. project provides individual supports from individuals who have turned around their lives and who serve as mentors and positive role models. For additional information or referrals, call Project P.E.A.C.E. at 410 367-8393 or Brother Bey at 410 262-4456.

Quick Glance at this week’s Items of Interest

New Events/Conferences/Trainings

1. Power Seminars for Youth Workers.

2. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 10th Annual National Survivors of Suicide

Day. November 22, 2008.

3. Columbia, MD: Early Intervention & Opportunity Summit. December 3, 2008.

Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings

4. Baltimore, MD: Marylanders for Juvenile Justice Reform Information Discussion and

Forum. October 29, 2008

5. Baltimore, MD: Concerned Black Men National Mentoring Conference.

October 30 – November 1, 2008

6. Hollywood, CA: "It's My Life" Conference on Youth in Foster Care.

October 31- November 1, 2008.

7. Indianapolis, IN: 5th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association.

November 6-7, 2008.

8. Baltimore, MD: Obstacles to the Development and Use of Pharmacotherapies for Addiction.

November 7, 2008.

9. Baltimore, MD: The Open Society Institute–Baltimore presents a forum: Does the Time Fit the

Crime? Strategies for Reducing the High Costs of Incarceration through Parole and

Probation Reform. November 11, 2008.

10. Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:

Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency. November 12, 2008 - Juvenile Prevention and

Intervention Resources

11. Tampa, FL: 82nd Annual American School Health Association Conference.

November 12-15, 2008

12. Baltimore, MD: Thursday Night Nonviolence Film/Discussion Series.

Noteworthy

13. Open Society Institute (OSI) Investment in After-School Programs Led to Dramatic Public

Spending Increase, Study Finds.

14. Addressing youth violence on You Tube.

Reports, Research & Recent Publications

15. Detention Reform in Rural Communities.

16. White House report on crisis in faith-based urban schools.

Resources

17. National Juvenile Defender Center

18. Talking to your pre-teens about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

19. PBIS Maryland Events

Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards

20. The Commonwealth Fund's Child Development and Preventive Care Program

21. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Awards.

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

22. Landover, MD: Bilingual Health Information Specialist - Children and Adults with Attention-

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).

23. Washington, DC: Program Associate - DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation.

Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training

New Events/Conferences/Training

1. Power Seminars for Youth Workers. Urban Leadership Institute announces two exciting upcoming training opportunities for educators, social workers, school police, clergy and other professionals engaged in serious work with youth.  Register at

Understanding Youth Culture: From Rock to Hip Hop. November 10, 2008, from 8:30 am until 4:30 p.m. Grassonville Community Center (Eastern Shore Maryland) 5601 Main St. Grasonville, MD 21638. Understanding Youth Culture is an interactive workshop designed to equip professionals with the tools and skills needed to engage today’s youth. This workshop focuses on encouraging a better understanding of youth culture and trends to assist the professionals with developing relationships with youth.

Using Hip Hop as a Tool to Engage Youth. November 14, 2008, from 9:00 am until 1:00 p.m. Rutgers-Newark Campus-Newark, NJ. Newark Campus @ The Paul Robeson Center Room 219, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King BLVD. Newark, NJ 07102. Using Hip Hop as a Tool To Engage Today’s Youth utilizes the music favored by youth to educate and empower for success. The workshop provides youth service providers and educators with a greater understanding of the music and its implication for addressing the behaviors of youth. The workshop is based on Rhyme & Reason a Hip Hop Curriculum written by David Miller & LaMarr Shields. The curriculum features activities using hip hop culture and rap music to address social justice issues. Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur wrote the introduction to the curriculum.

2. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 10th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day. November 22, 2008. National Survivors of Suicide Day takes place every year in cities and towns across the U.S. and around the world on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The event is focused on survivors of suicide loss, who receive both emotional support and information about resources for healing. Survivors and mental health professionals discuss their experiences and answer questions that many survivors face. You can participate by attending a local conference site, or by watching on your home computer from 1-2:30 p.m., Eastern Time. [source: SPRC: The Weekly Spark]

3. Columbia, MD: Early Intervention & Opportunity Summit. December 3, 2008. Advocates for Children and Youth will host a summit where decision makers and community leaders can hear from national experts about specific, cost-effective strategies to improve opportunity for Maryland’s families and learn how they can support the Maryland Can Do Better for Children campaign’s efforts to expand these strategies. The Hon Robert Bell, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, will provide opening remarks. Register online

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Upcoming Events/Conferences/Training

4. Baltimore, MD: Marylanders for Juvenile Justice Reform Information Discussion and Forum. October 29, 2008, 6:30pm, New Shiloh Baptist Church. Disproportionate Minority Confinement – Over representation of African American males incarcerated in the juvenile justice system. RSVP Cameron Miles 410-547-9200 x3002 or Kimberly Armstrong-Hughes just4me.diamond@.

5. Baltimore, MD: Concerned Black Men National Mentoring Conference. October 30 – November 1, 2008. This event will focus on examining and developing "best practices" in mentoring programs. Come and learn from the experts about what you must do to create a model mentoring program, or take your program to the next level! Learn more and register online

6. Hollywood, CA: "It's My Life" Conference on Youth in Foster Care. October 31- November 1, 2008. For more information, please visit

7. Indianapolis, IN: 5th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association. November 6-7, 2008. The International Bullying Prevention Association is collaborating with the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy and the Indiana Department of Education to bring a national conference on bullying prevention and research to Indianapolis, Indiana. Registration and conference information are available at:  and on the International Bullying Prevention Association website at . 

8. Baltimore, MD: Obstacles to the Development and Use of Pharmacotherapies for Addiction. November 7, 2008. 8:30 am-5:00pm. University of Maryland School of Law, 500 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. The conference will explore the impediments that exist at each stage of drug development and uptake, including obstacles at the pharmaceutical company level; obstacles relating to clinical trials and the FDA approval process; patient reluctance to use and provider reluctance to screen for and prescribe medications to treat addiction; and gaps in insurance coverage for these medications. A conference panel will also be devoted to discussing the experience of drug court judges and work of scholars who have studied the use of pharmacotherapies to treat addictions in the courts and prisons. More information .

9. Baltimore, MD: The Open Society Institute–Baltimore presents a forum: Does the Time Fit the Crime? Strategies for Reducing the High Costs of Incarceration through Parole and Probation Reform. November 11, 2008. 10:00 am -11:30 am. A Presentation and Discussion with Dr. James Austin, President, The JFA Institute & Mr. Walter Lomax Director, Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative. Meeting will be held at the Open Society Institute – Baltimore, 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 1300 Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Please RSVP to Justin Schaberg at jschaberg@ or 410-234-1092 ext. 213 by November 7, 2008.

10. Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series: Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency. November 12, 2008 - Juvenile Prevention and Intervention Resources, 6:00 - 8:00pm at UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland Baltimore, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

11. Tampa, FL: 82nd Annual American School Health Association Conference. November 12-15, 2008. The 2008 ASHA conference will include more than 200 presentations and special events related to the health and education issues affecting children and youth. For more information, please visit

12. Baltimore, MD: Thursday Night Nonviolence Film/Discussion Series. Begins Oct. 9, hosted by Light Street Presbyterian Church, 809 Light St., Thursday evenings, 6pm-7:30 p.m., Oct. 9-Nov. 13. Series is based on the six-part PBS documentary "A Force More Powerful." Light supper provided. 410-539-0125.

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NOTEWORTHY

13. Open Society Institute (OSI) Investment in After-School Programs Led to Dramatic Public Spending Increase, Study Finds. In the decade since OSI set out to help New York City institutionalize after-school programs as dependable resources for kids and families, every level of government has dramatically increased funding for daily, comprehensive after-school programs. Read more

14. Addressing youth violence on You Tube. From the You Tube Blog, October 27, 2008: “We've recently made a change to our flagging menu we think you should know about: We replaced the category "minors fighting" with "youth violence." You can find it in the pull-down menu under "Violent or Repulsive Content," and we'll still follow our usual process of reviewing all flagged videos quickly and removing those that violate our Guidelines. The reason for this change in language is simple: We want to make it easier for you to help us take down the increasing number of videos showing children involved in violence of some sort, including threats and actual altercations. The "minors fighting" flag simply wasn't being used enough, yet the number of these kinds of videos has been increasing. Now you can more easily flag violent videos that include underage people, and we'll take it from there.” Read and learn more

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REPORTS, RESEARCH & RECENT PUBLICATIONS

15. Detention Reform in Rural Communities. Although they grow up in a different landscape and culture than children in the cities and suburbs, rural youth suffer similar emotional and behavioral problems, and get embroiled in the juvenile justice system at similar rates. The latest report in Casey's Juvenile Detention Reform Initiative's Pathways to Detention Reform series details a variety of special techniques, tactics, and strategies that can help rural areas accomplish detention reform effectively.

16. White House report on crisis in faith-based urban schools. The White House recently released an important report on a mounting educational challenge affecting underserved students in America’s cities: the rapid closure of faith-based urban schools. " Preserving a Critical National Asset: America’s Disadvantaged Students and the Crisis on Faith-Based Urban Schools"

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RESOURCES

17. National Juvenile Defender Center: NJDC provides support to public defenders, appointed counsel, law school clinical programs and non-profit law centers to ensure quality representation in urban, suburban, rural and tribal areas

18. Talking to your pre-teens about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. This pamphlet from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a step by step guide for parents on effective means to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. The pamphlet contains information on how to talk to teens, signs and facts, and additional resources. [source: Join Together]

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POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS)

19. PBIS Maryland Events

PBIS Implementers forum – October 30-31, 2008

Maryland and Virginia High School Forum – November 12, 2008

Baltimore County Team Leader/Coaches Mtg.- November 13, 2008

State Leadership Meeting – November 18, 2008

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

20. The Commonwealth Fund's Child Development and Preventive Care Program The Commonwealth Fund's Child Development and Preventive Care Program seeks to encourage, support, and sustain improvements in preventive care for young children—particularly those services that address their cognitive, emotional, and social development.

21. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Awards. Health partnerships between communities and institutions of higher education can apply for the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Awards.The CCPH Annual Awards promote partnerships that feature a variety of programs and projects, from service learning to research.

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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

22. Landover, MD: Bilingual Health Information Specialist - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). As the Bilingual Health Information Specialist in the National Resource Center on AD/HD (NRC), you will respond to telephone and online inquiries from parents, healthcare professionals, educators and adults regarding all aspects of AD/HD in both English and Spanish. You will update database records, fulfill information requests, and work with other staff to ensure the accuracy of the NRC’s Spanish-language information.

23. Washington, DC: Program Associate - DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation. DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation (the Trust), a public/private partnership chartered by the District of Columbia to help a wide variety of organizations improve the quality, quantity and accessibility of services and opportunities for every child in the city, has a number of growth openings. The Program Associate is integral to the grant compliance cycle, communicating with grantees regarding proposals and contracts, payment notifications, orientation, training and helpdesk assistance. Programs associates also assist in the coordination of grantee meetings, trainings, and affinity groups.

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PREVIOUSLY POSTED EVENTS, CONFERENCES, & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series: Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency. Baltimore City is experiencing an increase in juvenile violence, negatively impacting our communities and schools. Citizens are more interested than ever in juvenile issues. From September to January, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City invites you to attend a 4 part series titled “Community Justice: Juvenile Delinquency.” This year’s focus will be on the Juvenile Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency Trends and Prevention/Intervention Resources. All four forums will be open to the public. All forums will be held from 6:00 - 8:00pm at UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland Baltimore, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

November 12, 2008 - Juvenile Prevention and Intervention Resources

January 7, 2009 - Community Engagement – Next Steps

Princeton, NJ: Vulnerable Populations in the Juvenile Justice System: A Research and Policy Conference. November 14, 2008. Conference presented by The Future of Children. This day-long symposium, co-sponsored by Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School and the Association for Children of New Jersey, is being held in conjunction with the October, 2008 release of a Future of Children volume on juvenile justice policy. To RSVP

Baltimore, MD: 10th Annual Youth & College Leadership Summit, "Transforming Youth to Ignite Change", November 14 - 15, 2008. Presented by New Light Leadership Coalition (NLLC).

San Francisco, CA: 2008 Public Education Network (PEN) Annual Conference. November 16-18, 2008. This conference will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the first local education funds. The conference will center around the legacy, focus and impact of local education funds over the last 25 years

Baltimore, MD: Advocates for Children and Youth's Sixth Annual Distinguished Speaker Luncheon. November 17, 2008, 11:30am-1:30pm. The Hilton Baltimore, 401 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Featuring: Ed Burns, Producer/Writer of the hit HBO series The Wire. $150 per ticket or $1,500 per table of 10. To reserve tickets please contact Carla Robinson, Special Events Coordinator 410.547.9200 x3019 crobinson@

Baltimore, MD: Science Grant Writing. November 19, 2008. One-day workshop will assist faith-based and community organizations in preparing a competitive grant application for Federal funding.  Workshop topics include: proposal writing techniques, how to access HUD and other government funds, HUD grants available to nonprofit organizations, and HUD common factors for awards. The workshop is intended for organizations that have their organizational board established, administrative package prepared, service program or development project identified, and feel ready to compete for Federal grant funding. More information

Las Vegas, NV: 2nd National Student Safety & Security Conference. November 20-21, 2008. This forum highlights leaders representing various sectors of society to model a community process to help eradicate all forms of school violence, such as shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity and catastrophic events such as school mass murder. For more information, please visit

Atlanta, GA: 20th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. November 20-23, 2008.

Columbia, MD: Maryland’s 2nd Restorative Justice Conference “Opportunities for Impact”. November 20-21, 2008. Conference goals: To increase the understanding and awareness of the benefits of using restorative practices and principles; To promote increased use of existing restorative justice principles, practices, and programs in Maryland; To encourage the establishment of new restorative efforts throughout Maryland. For further information info@ or call Belinda Reed, MD Chapter, Association for Conflict Resolution 240-338-8159

National Family Week. November 23-29, 2008. Learn how you can participate.

Leadership Matters: A Virtual Seminar Series is a series of interactive, Internet-based educational programs offered by the AASA Center for System Leadership™. Each program is presented by leading experts in the field of public education. These fast-paced programs provide important information relevant to the work of superintendents and other school system leaders. Further details

Dec. 9, 2008 - "A Holistic Approach to School Security"

May 6, 2009 - "Leading School Systems into the 21st Century: The Role of

Superintendents" 

June 2, 2009 - "Building a High-Impact Superintendent-Board Partnership"

Tampa, FL: Conference Track on Community-Based System of Care Development 22nd Annual Research Conference. March 1- 4, 2009. This conference track will highlight research findings related to the implementation of effective systems of care. Please consider contributing your knowledge and experience by organizing a symposium, presenting a paper or poster, or leading a topical discussion on the topic of system of care development.

Orlando, FL: National Conference on Juvenile Justice. March 11-14, 2009. More information and registration to follow at a later date.

Denver, CO: Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. April 2-4, 2009. In response to overwhelming requests from membership and meeting attendees, SRCD is moving to a new Biennial Meeting schedule.

Baltimore, MD: NASRO 2009 National Conference. June 29 – July 3, 2009. N.A.S.R.O. - The National Association of School Resource Officers assisted by M.A.S.R.O. - The Maryland Association of School Resource Officers are hosting The NASRO 2009 National Conference in Baltimore June 29 to July 3, 2009. Special SRO training classes will be offered during Conference. Additional information/classes to be posted as they become available. Details and registration forms will be posted on the training section on the website.

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