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JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE:

 ITEMS OF INTEREST

OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESPONSIBITY; WAGING PEACE

November 17, 2008

Of Special Note

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES THAT OTHERS INTERESTED IN REDUCING YOUTH VIOLENCE SHOULD KNOW? PLEASE SEND INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN OUR ITEMS OF INTEREST TO pleaf@jhsph.edu.

• Baltimore, MD: The Office of Partnerships, Communications and Community Engagement will be partnering with PCAB, SECAC, BEN President’s Roundtable, and our Community Based Organizations to sponsor/host focus group meetings to review, make recommendations and provide feedback regarding updates to the City Schools Family and Community Engagement Policy. Proposed changes would clarify roles of parents and community members in School Improvement Teams (SIT), including advisory input to CEO on school budgets and overall school performance. It's important that all stakeholders provide input on these potential changes. Organized parent group leaders including SIT chairs should attend one of the following focus groups. We are also looking for broad representation and participation from our education advocacy community and other stakeholder groups. Meeting schedule is as follows:

• November 18, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00pm at 1st Floor Boardroom, 200 E. North Ave, Baltimore. Hosted by PCAB, SECAC & BEN

• November 20, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00pm at Furman L. Templeton, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore. Hosted by HEAL

• November 24, 2008, 6:00 – 7:30pm at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 1400 Coldspring Lane (Library), Baltimore.

• Baltimore, MD: Safe Streets East will be convening a Community Coalition Meeting. November 18, 2008 at 3:00pm at the Amazing Grace Lutheran Church at 2424 McElderry Street. Safe Streets is a stop the shooting campaign that began in McElderry Park in June, 2007, expanded into Ellwood Park in February 2008 and is currently moving into a third East Baltimore community. Outreach Workers canvass the community late nights reaching out to youth who are at high risk for shooting or being shot, spreading our stop the shooting message and promoting alternatives to violence. The other program component, community mobilization, engages community members in monthly activities, increases awareness through public information campaigns, and ensures that community residents respond each time there is a shooting in the community. 

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

• 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

• “Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue. November 23, 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

Quick Glance at this week’s Items of Interest

New Events/Conferences/Trainings

1. Baltimore, MD: Community Meeting – Baltimore School Police Chief. November 18, 2008

2. Baltimore, MD: Justice for Breakfast Series. November 18, 2008

3. Jacksonville, FL: 6th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support.

March 26 – 28, 2009

Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings

4. Las Vegas, NV: 2nd National Student Safety & Security Conference. November 20-21, 2008

5. Atlanta, GA: 20th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Families for Children's

Mental Health. November 20-23, 2008.

6. Baltimore, MD: 2 nd Annual Night of Remembrance. November 21, 2008

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

Day. November 22, 2008.

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

9. Internet webcast: Public Health Grand Rounds: Youth Violence: It’s a Public Health Issue.

December 5, 2008

Noteworthy

10. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation releases ambitious new education giving plans

11. Policymaking and the New President.

Reports, Research & Recent Publications

12. Reports compiled by Data Trends

13. Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth.

14. Youth-Adult Partnerships in Public Action: Principles, Organizational Culture and Outcomes.

Resources

15. Creating Postsecondary Pathways to Good Jobs for Young High School Dropouts.

16. National Traumatic Stress Network.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

17. Baltimore County PBIS data presented.

18. PBIS Maryland Events

Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards

19. National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center.

20. National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

21. Volunteers needed to read to students during American Education Week

22. Washington, DC: Research Assistant – Urban Institute

Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training

New Events/Conferences/Training

1. Baltimore, MD: Community Meeting – Baltimore School Police Chief. November 18, 2008, 6:30pm at New Shiloh Family Life Center, 2100 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD 21217. Please join the Eric Villines Advocacy Institute, in partnership with MJJC & Fusion Partnership in welcoming our guest speaker, Chief Marshall Goodwin, Baltimore School Police. Please RSVP to Cameron Miles at 410-547-9200 x 3002 or Kimberly Armstrong-Hughes just4me.diamond@

2. Baltimore, MD: Justice for Breakfast Series. November 18, 2008. 8:15am, 120 E. Baltimore St., Ste. 1700. Presented by The Public Justice Center & Brown, Goldstein and Levy to engage the community in meaningful dialogues about social justice issues. Topic: Using Film As A Social Justice Tool. RSVP peltonj@. [source: The Rawlings-Blake Weekly Roll Call]

3. Jacksonville, FL: 6th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. March 26 – 28, 2009. The Expanding World of PBS: Science, Values and Vision. More information

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Upcoming Events/Conferences/Training

4. Las Vegas, NV: 2nd National Student Safety & Security Conference. November 20-21, 2008. For more information, please visit

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

6. Baltimore, MD: 2 nd Annual Night of Remembrance. November 21, 2008, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. New Life United Methodist Church, 4400 Parkside Dr., Baltimore, MD. 21206. A night of fellowship and remembrance in the celebration of Life and Healing. Five of Baltimore City's Most Distinguished Men to Be Honored: Rev Eric W. King I, Rev. Heber Brown III, Mr. Cameron E. Miles, Mr. David Miller, Mr. Lamarr D. Shields. Contact: Kimberly Armstrong-Hughes (443) 845-3116, just4me.diamond@ or Bonnita Spikes (240) 676-2542. Please RSVP By Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 if your buisness would like to be included in the program

7. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 10th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day. November 22, 2008. 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.

8. 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

9. Internet webcast: Public Health Grand Rounds: Youth Violence: It’s a Public Health Issue. December 5, 2008, 11:30am – 1:00pm ET. Presented by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. More information at

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NOTEWORTHY

10. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation releases ambitious new education giving plans. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its intention to refocus its education giving strategy on four core issues, according to The Seattle Times: double the number of low-income students who complete a college or post-high school degree, identify and pay higher salaries for good teaching, help average teachers get better, and create more accurate tests and a national set of learning standards for high schools. [source: PEN Weekly NewsBlast]

11. Policymaking and the New President. Urban Institute experts offer their advice on evidence-based policymaking and the domestic issues ahead for President Obama and the 111th Congress. Issues discussed include: community service, tax priorities, rental housing, ex-offenders and more [source: Newsbytes, National Human Services Assembly]

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REPORTS, RESEARCH & RECENT PUBLICATIONS

12. Reports complied by Data Trends, from the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, Florida:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. Out-of-Home Services for Emotional or Behavioral Problems among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2002 to 2006. Rockville, MD. Available at

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. Mental Health Service Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2005 and 2006. Rockville, MD. Available at

13. Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published "Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth." The bulletin draws on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth to analyze the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth. The central finding of this analysis is that given one substance-related behavior, other substance-related behaviors become more likely. [source: JUVJUST]

14. Youth-Adult Partnerships in Public Action: Principles, Organizational Culture and Outcomes. This study focuses on how organizations translate principles of youth engagement into practice and build a culture of partnership, as well as the outcomes that can result when they do [source: Forum Flash, Forum for Youth Investment]

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RESOURCES

15. Creating Postsecondary Pathways to Good Jobs for Young High School Dropouts. This paper from the Center for American Progress looks at strategies for connecting high school dropouts between the ages of 16 and 24 to pathways to postsecondary credentials that have value in the labor market. The paper highlights examples of innovations in policy, program delivery, pedagogy in adult education, youth development and dropout recovery, and postsecondary education [source: Newsbytes, National Human Services Assembly]

16. National Traumatic Stress Network. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) offers information on children's traumatic stress and evidence-based interventions and treatments. NCTSN develops and disseminates evidence-based interventions, trauma-informed services, and public and professional education for traumatized children and their families

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POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS)

17. Baltimore County PBIS data presented. Baltimore County hosted a series of team leader/coach meetings with over 100 people in attendance.  County data was presented and various schools shared their successes.  See the presentation material

18. PBIS Maryland Events

State Leadership Meeting – November 18, 2008

Coaches Meeting – December 9, 2008

State Leadership Meeting – January 8, 2009

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

19. National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center. Demonstrate the value of a data resource center that delivers user friendly access to national, state and regional data from surveys and other data resources supported by the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Bureau

20. National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will make one award of $150,000 to fund the development of a national public awareness and educational forum focusing on the rights of and issues faced by survivors of homicide victims. The forum, which will coincide with the 2009 National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims on September 25, 2009, should involve a broad base of victim constituency groups and focus on sharing knowledge and resources so that victims and survivors may be better served. Applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community-based organizations, and public agencies. Deadline: December 30, 2008

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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

21. Volunteers needed to read to students during American Education Week, November 17-21, 2008, 9:00am – 2:00pm, James Mosher Elementary School, 2400 W. Mosher St.. Books provided. Contact Marvella.Gray@ic. [source: The Rawlings-Blake Weekly Roll Call]

22. Washington, DC: Research Assistant – Urban Institute. Under close supervision by more experienced researchers, assists in the performance of social science research by gathering information and helping to prepare material for inclusion in reports.

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PREVIOUSLY POSTED EVENTS, CONFERENCES, & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

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"

Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series: Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency - Community Engagement – Next Steps. January 7, 2009. 6:00 - 8:00pm at UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland Baltimore, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

Seattle, WA: 22nd Annual Management Information Systems (MIS) Conference "Mountains of Data - Sound Choices". February 16-20, 2009. The MIS Conference brings together the people who work with information collection, management, transmittal, and reporting in school districts and state education agencies.

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: Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce Today. April 30, 2009 at The Conference Center at The Maritime Institute How can effective youth programming affect the lives of today’s youth?  What can effective youth programming offer youth?  What can effective youth programming offer the community?  What can effective youth programming offer an engaged business partner?  What else can we do to help solve some of the problems that exist in Baltimore and make sure we are being “inclusive” as we continue to identify partners to assist with our mission? Sponsored by: Baltimore Workforce Investment Board Youth Council, The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development and Multiple Workforce Partners. Contact: Ms. Donnice E. Brown for additional information or if you are interested in being a presenter (410-396-6727 or dbrown@)

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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