JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE:
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESPONSIBITY; WAGING PEACE
November 24, 2008
Of Special Note
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Juvenile Arrests 2006. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has
published "Juvenile Arrests 2006." The 12-page bulletin draws on data from the FBI's "Crime in
the United States 2006" to analyze trends in juvenile arrests.
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=243205
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Mayors Launch Challenge to Set Bold, Specific Targets for Child and Family Well-Being.
Twenty-six prominent mayors have launched a new initiative to promote city leadership and
action on behalf of young people and their families. The Mayors' Action Challenge for Children
and Families calls on mayors from across the nation to set at least one bold, measurable, locallydefined goal in each of the following areas to ensure that every child has: opportunities to learn
and grow; a safe neighborhood to call home; a healthy lifestyle and; and a financially fit family in
which to thrive. Learn more http://www.mayorsforkids.org/ [source: National League of Cities,
IYEF]
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“Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue. November 30, 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://www.foxo.us or email Brother Bey at
thinkingisdestiny@yahoo.com 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 http://foxo.us/
Quick Glance at this week’s Items of Interest
New Events/Conferences/Trainings
1. The SEDL Virtual Academy for Aftershool: A Webinar for 21st CCLC program directors.
December 2 & 3, 2008
2. Washington, DC: Free Violence Prevention Seminar. December 9, 2008
3. El Paso, TX: The Prisoner's Family Conference. February 26-27, 2009.
4. Greensboro, NC: 2009 National Smart Start Conference. May 5-8, 2009
Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings
5. Columbia, MD: Early Intervention & Opportunity Summit. December 3, 2008
6. Internet webcast: Public Health Grand Rounds: Youth Violence: It’s a Public Health Issue.
December 5, 2008
7. Leadership Matters: A Virtual Seminar Series - "A Holistic Approach to School Security".
December 9, 2008.
Noteworthy
8. New MPH program in Urban Health.
9. D.C. Chancellor and Mayor may seek federal emergency legislation for schools.
Reports, Research & Recent Publications
10. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit
11. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Student Benefits: Implications for the Safe
Schools/Healthy Students Core Elements.
Resources
12. School Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program.
13. Put your organization on You Tube.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
14. MSDE's Andrea Alexander presented PBIS and the Law in Maryland at the MAPP Conference
15. PBIS Maryland Events
Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards
16. All State Foundation.
17. AmeriCorps 2009 State and National Grants.
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
18. Baltimore, MD: KIPP-Carrera Mental Health Specialist
19. Washington, DC: Program Director - Breakthrough DC.
Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training
New Events/Conferences/Training
1. The SEDL Virtual Academy for Aftershool: A Webinar for 21st CCLC program directors.
December 2 & 3, 2008, 1:00pm ET. Free webinar demonstrating SEDL’s new online afterschool
professional development resource. The SEDL Virtual Academy for Afterschool offers interactive, online
training solutions for afterschool programs throughout your state. http://www.sedl.org/cgibin/mysql/afterschool/news.cgi?announcement=43
2. Washington, DC: Free Violence Prevention Seminar. December 9, 2008, 9:00am – 11:30am
THEARC DC Community Meeting Room, 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington DC 20020. Participants
will become familiar with two of Committee for Children's research-based social and emotional skills
programs, Second Step®: A Violence Prevention Curriculum. We’ll also tell you about our new program
for middle school, Second Step®: Student Success Through Prevention. You’ll engage in discussion
about school violence issues and how schools can create safer and more supportive environments. This
three-hour overview is perfect for educators who are looking at school violence solutions or are currently
implementing or planning to implement an effective program. Event is free but registration is required. To
register email Sally Bedlington at sbedlington@cfchildren.org and include your: Name/title; School or
organization; District; Address; Phone Number; and Email Address.
3. El Paso, TX: The Prisoner's Family Conference. February 26-27, 2009. For more information,
please visit http://solutionsforelpaso.org/?page_id=81
4. Greensboro, NC: 2009 National Smart Start Conference. May 5-8, 2009. Currently seeking
presenters. For more information, visit http://www.smartstart-nc.org/conference/2008/rfp09.html#
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Upcoming Events/Conferences/Training
5. 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 https://acy.hs-cluster-1.net/event.php?id=4
6. 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 http://practice.sph.umich.edu/micphp/index.php
7. Leadership Matters: A Virtual Seminar Series - "A Holistic Approach to School Security".
December 9, 2008. 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 http://www.aasa.org/conferences/index.cfm
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NOTEWORTHY
8. New MPH program in Urban Health. The program at Northeastern University in Boston, MA focuses
on addressing the most compelling public health problems facing cities today including complex air,
water, and food quality management issues; control of infectious diseases; prevention and treatment of
chronic diseases; illnesses associated with the built environment; health threats connected to density and
poverty including substance abuse, community violence, and the potential of international terrorism; racial
and ethnic health disparities; the challenges of effective health education and promotion for diverse
populations; and access to timely, appropriate health services.
http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/programs/MPH/mpubhealth.html
9. D.C. Chancellor and Mayor may seek federal emergency legislation for schools. The Washington
Post reports that D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty may seek federal
legislation declaring the D.C. schools to be in a "state of emergency," a dramatic gambit that would
eliminate the need to bargain with the Washington Teachers' Union and allow them to build a system
essentially from scratch, much as has happened in New Orleans. The proposals were contained in a draft
statement that Rhee and Fenty had been slated to deliver in late September, but their news conference
was cancelled and its proposals never made public. The Post obtained the draft statement via the
Freedom of Information Act. The draft also states that Rhee intends to explore local and federal
legislation to assume the power to create charter and "autonomous" schools operated by the District, in
which staff and parents would have a higher degree of freedom to shape academic programs. This power
had been held by the D.C. School Board but lapsed with the mayoral takeover of the school system last
year. Union leaders doubt these ideas can gain traction in the current political environment. Read more
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/15/AR2008111502456_2.html and
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111701581.html [source: PEN
Weekly NewsBlast]
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REPORTS, RESEARCH & RECENT PUBLICATIONS
10. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit. November 24, 2008. Volume 11, Number 47.
SafetyLit is a free service of the Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State
University in collaboration with the World Health Organization. Abstracts available at
http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.home
Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Subgroups and their Association with Suicidal Plans and
Attempts in Young Adulthood. Rueter MA, Holm KE, McGeorge CR, Conger RD. Suicide Life
Threat Behav 2008; 38(5): 564-75.
Altering School Climate through School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports: Findings from a Group-Randomized Effectiveness Trial. Bradshaw CP, Koth CW,
Thornton LA, Leaf PJ. Prev Sci 2008; ePub
Health-Related Quality of Life and Behaviors Risky to Health among Adults Aged 18-24
Years in Secondary or Higher Education-United States, 2003-2005. Zahran HS, Zack MM,
Vernon-Smiley ME, Hertz MF. J Adolesc Health 2007; 41(4): 389-97.
Previously Suicidal Adolescents: Predictors of Six-Month Outcome. Greenfield B, Henry M,
Weiss M, Tse SM, Guile JM, Dougherty G, Zhang X, Fombonne E, Lis E, Lapalme-Remis S,
Harnden B. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008; 17(4): 197-201.
Research Review: The relationship between childhood violence exposure and juvenile
antisocial behavior: a meta-analytic review. Wilson HW, Stover CS, Berkowitz SJ. J Child
Psychol Psychiatry 2008; ePub
Risks surrounding drug trade involvement among street-involved youth. Werb D, Kerr T, Li
K, Montaner J, Wood E. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2008; 34(6): 810-20.
Suicide trends among youths aged 10 to 19 years in the United States, 1996-2005. Bridge
JA, Greenhouse JB, Weldon AH, Campo JV, Kelleher KJ. J Am Med Assoc JAMA 2008; 300(9):
1025-6.
The relationship between community violence exposure and mental health symptoms in
urban adolescents. McDonald CC, Richmond TR. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2008; 15(10):
833-49.
11. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Student Benefits: Implications for the Safe
Schools/Healthy Students Core Elements. A new brief from SAMHSA reports a strong positive impact
of social and emotional learning (SEL) instruction on student academic achievement. The brief reports
that in addition to significantly improving a broad range of student health and behavioral outcomes, SEL
improves students’ school performance as well.[Source: OSDFS Prevention News Bulletin]
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RESOURCES
12. School Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program. The American Association of Suicidology
(AAS) has created and will make available to school-based professionals a School Suicide Prevention
Accreditation Program. The program provides an extensive Resource Guide and Recommended
Readings to help prepare school-based professionals working with students at risk and/or charged with
implementing a school suicide prevention program to achieve and demonstrate knowledge competencies
in 16 content domains of relevance to better serving these aims. For more information, visit the AAS
website at http://www.suicidology.org/ or contact Paul Rothenberg at 202-237-2280.[source: OSDFS
Prevention News Bulletin]
13. Put your organization on You Tube. The YouTube Nonprofit Program provides charitable
organizations with the opportunity to tell their stories and connect with current and potential supporters,
volunteers and donors. Find out how to become a designated Nonprofit channel.
http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits [source: CFK Update]
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POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS)
14. MSDE's Andrea Alexander presented PBIS and the Law in Maryland at the MAPP Conference to
Directors of Student Services, the State Leadership Team, the Maryland Association of Pupil Personnel
and the Supervisors of PPW’s from across the state. View the presentation at
http://www.pbismaryland.org/
15. PBIS Maryland Events http://www.pbismaryland.org/
Coaches Meeting – December 9, 2008
State Leadership Meeting – January 8, 2009
State Leadership Meeting – February 10, 2009
Leadership Summit – March 30, 2009
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
16. All State Foundation. These grants support national and local programs working in one of three
focus areas: Tolerance, Inclusion and Diversity; Safe and Vital Communities; and Economic
Empowerment. Learn more http://www.allstate.com/foundation/ [source: CFK Update]
17. AmeriCorps 2009 State and National Grants. The U.S. Corporation for National and Community
Service supports programs that improve lives, strengthen communities and foster civic engagement
through service and volunteering. Deadline: Jan. 13, 2009.
http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/08_0531_nofa_ac.pdf [source: CFK Update]
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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
18. Baltimore, MD: KIPP-Carrera Mental Health Specialist. A key function of the Mental Health
Specialist includes facilitating weekly, theme-based groups called “Power Group”, which emphasize
group work and strength-based approaches. The Mental Health Specialist also provides individual
counseling, crisis intervention, and case management services for all students that attend the KIPP
academy. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/317826-218
19. Washington, DC: Program Director - Breakthrough DC. The Program Director is responsible for
creating an engaging and holistic learning environment essential to the success of the ?Students
Teaching Students? model. The Director manages the daily operations of the program and serves as the
primary instructional leader http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/319523-183
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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 - 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. http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=381
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. http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
Orlando, FL: National Conference on Juvenile Justice. March 11-14, 2009. More information and
registration to follow at a later date. http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/1150/347/
Jacksonville, FL: 6th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. March 26 – 28, 2009.
The Expanding World of PBS: Science, Values and Vision. More information
http://www.apbs.org/conference/jacksonville/index1.aspx
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. http://www.srcd.org/biennial.html
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@oedworks.com)
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
http://www.aasa.org/conferences/index.cfm
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: 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. http://www.nasro.org/home.asp
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