JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE:
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESPONSIBITY; WAGING PEACE
December 8, 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: 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast. January 15,
2009, 7:30am, Hilton Baltimore. Please join the Y of Central Maryland and your fellow
community members for a stimulating discussion about equality and opportunity in sports.
Tickets are $75 each or $700 per table of 10. Proceeds from the MLK Breakfast provide
significant resources needed to deliver Y programs that afford thousands of youth with
opportunities to gain skills, strengthen academic abilities and practice positive character
values. Best of all, financial assistance is available to those in need and most programs are
delivered at no cost to participants. To purchase tickets go to
http://www.showclix.com/shows_listing3.php?event=1246. For general event and
sponsorship information, youth group admission rates, or to purchase a ticket by mail, please
contact Heidi Paremske at 410-837-9622 or heidiparemske@ymaryland.org
Reclaiming Futures Launches Blog Dedicated to Juvenile Justice, Teens and Substance
Abuse. Reclaiming Futures introduces the first national blog dedicated to the topic of
teens in the juvenile justice system struggling with drug and alcohol use. Reclaiming
Futures Every Day is professionally staffed and aims to keep people informed of the latest
happenings in the area of juvenile justice and substance abuse treatment. Learn more
http://www.rwjf.org/vulnerablepopulations/product.jsp?id=36468&c=EMC-CA144 [source:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]
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Televised Education Committee hearing to air on proposals aimed to reduce youth
violence in Baltimore City. Violent incidents that have occurred in recent weeks
underscore the need for more concerted action to reduce school violence in Baltimore. At
the beginning of the school year, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President Baltimore City
Council, introduced a resolution calling on the school system to develop a program to
help teachers identify youth most at-risk for gang recruitment, and provide intervention
and law enforcement resources to make our schools safer. The City Council President
also introduced a City Council resolution calling for the creation of a new hotline for
parents, teachers, and students to report and help prevent violence occurring in
Baltimore City public schools. A televised Education Committee hearing on these
proposals will be held on January 28th at 5:00pm, Du Burns Council Chambers,
City Hall. [source: The Rawlings-Blake Roll Call, December 5, 2008]
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“Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue. December 14, 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. Free Audioconference - Using GIS Technology to Map Local Youth Programs.
December 18, 2008.
2. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of American 2009 National Conference.
February 23-25, 2009.
3. Washington, DC: Integrating Services, Integrating Research for Co-Occurring Conditions: A
Need for New Views and Action. March 2-3, 2009.
4. Los Angeles, CA: Sixth National Conference of the Association for Community Health.
March 11-13, 2009.
Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings
5. Washington, DC: Free Violence Prevention Seminar. December 9, 2008
6. Webcast: Location, Location, Location: Combating Urban Poverty through Place-Based
Initiatives. December 11, 2008
7. 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
Noteworthy
8. At Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY) Summit National Experts Explain How
Reforms Can Improve Children’s Services in Maryland.
9. The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools is in the process of recruiting new qualified reviewers
for several of its competitions that will be held in early 2009.
Reports, Research & Recent Publications
10. List of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit
11. Substance abuse and suicide prevention: Evidence & implications
Resources
12. WISQARS NVDRS Access to Data on Violent Deaths from CDC's National Violent Death
Reporting System Training.
13. Mapping Community Data on Children of Prisoners: Strategies and Insights.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
14. PBIS Maryland Events
For Youth
15. 2008-09 Baltimore Hispanic Youth Achievement Forum,
Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards
16. The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities: Coming Up Taller Awards
17. Young offender grants
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
18. Nursing Program Opportunity With Free Tuition.
19. Baltimore, MD: Americorps Service Learning Fellowship (Caseworker).
Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training
New Events/Conferences/Training
1. Free Audioconference - Using GIS Technology to Map Local Youth Programs. December 18,
2008. The National League of Cities is hosting a free hour-long call that will highlight city efforts to use
geographic information system (GIS) technology and other tools to map available youth programs and
resources and analyze gaps in city services. The data gathered from these local mapping efforts can be
critical to ensuring that young people have are close to the programs and services they need most.
http://www.nlc.org/iyef/ [source: CFK Update]
2. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of American 2009 National Conference. February 23-25,
2009. For more information, please visit
http://www.cwla.org/conferences/ShowConference.asp?CONF=NATIONAL&YEAR=2009
3. Washington, DC: Integrating Services, Integrating Research for Co-Occurring Conditions: A
Need for New Views and Action. March 2-3, 2009. Learn more http://bhsr.fmhi.usf.edu/
4. Los Angeles, CA: Sixth National Conference of the Association for Community Health. March
11-13, 2009. For more information, please visit
http://www.communityhlth.org/communityhlth_app/conf2009/annual09.jsp
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Upcoming Events/Conferences/Training
5. 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.
6. Webcast: Location, Location, Location: Combating Urban Poverty through Place-Based
Initiatives. December 11, 2008, 10:00am ET. Please join in exploring how initiatives that integrate
services for high-need young people can complement the kind of comprehensive neighborhood
development work now being enacted in Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Detroit, and other cities.
Panelists will discuss lessons learned from established community-building initiatives, as well as the
research agenda that is still needed to strengthen new and continuing efforts. Register
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=53697.
7. 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.
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NOTEWORTHY
8. At Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY) Summit National Experts Explain How
Reforms Can Improve Children’s Services in Maryland. At ACY’s Early Intervention and
Opportunity Summit, a panel of national experts spoke to the efficacy of the proposals in the
Maryland Can Do Better for Children campaign. Chief Judge Robert Bell started the summit with
inspiring remarks about the needs of children in Maryland, saying that the Maryland Judiciary
would be a partner in the campaign’s efforts to improve outcomes for Maryland’s children. Read
more http://www.acy.org/articlenav.php?id=341 [source: ACY News]
9. The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools is in the process of recruiting new qualified reviewers
for several of its competitions that will be held in early 2009. Our office has a database that houses
information supporting this process.If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer, please visit
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/peerreview.html for instructions on becoming a reviewer.
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REPORTS, RESEARCH & RECENT PUBLICATIONS
10. List of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit. December 8, 2008. Volume 11, Number 49.
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
Are there detrimental effects of witnessing school violence in early adolescence? Janosz
M, Archambault I, Pagani LS, Pascal S, Morin AJ, Bowen F. J Adolesc Health 2008; 43(6): 600-8.
Association between childhood trauma and aggression in male prisoners. Sarchiapone M,
Carli V, Cuomo C, Marchetti M, Roy A. Psychiatry Res 2008; ePub
Associations between childhood trauma, bullying and psychotic symptoms among a
school-based adolescent sample. Kelleher I, Harley M, Lynch F, Arseneault L, Fitzpatrick C,
Cannon M. Br J Psychiatry 2008; 193(5): 378-82.
Child abuse and neglect: Relations to adolescent binge drinking in the national
longitudinal study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) Study. Shin SH, Edwards EM, Heeren
T. Addict Behav 2008; ePub
Community violence exposure, threat appraisal, and adjustment in adolescents. Kliewer W,
Sullivan TN. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2008; 37(4): 860-73.
Core competencies and the prevention of youth violence. Sullivan TN, Farrell AD,
Bettencourt AF, Helms SW. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev 2008; 2008(122): 33-46.
Cumulative violence exposure and self-rated health: longitudinal study of adolescents in
the United States. Boynton-Jarrett R, Ryan LM, Berkman LF, Wright RJ. Pediatrics 2008;
122(5): 961-70.
Linking the prevention of problem behaviors and positive youth development: Core
competencies for positive youth development and risk prevention. Guerra NG, Bradshaw
CP. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev 2008; 2008(122): 1-17.
The longitudinal association between substance use and delinquency among high-risk
youth. D'Amico EJ, Edelen MO, Miles JN, Morral AR. Drug Alcohol Depend 2008; 93(1-2): 85-92.
11. Substance abuse and suicide prevention: Evidence & implications, The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released this new white paper focusing on the
current state of knowledge about the relationship between substance abuse and suicide. The document
discusses substance abuse as a risk factor for suicide and suicide attempts, and stresses the importance
of applying this knowledge to help prevent suicidal behavior.
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0811203707.aspx [source: SPRC: The Weekly Spark]
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RESOURCES
12. WISQARS NVDRS Access to Data on Violent Deaths from CDC's National Violent Death
Reporting System Training. The recent WISQARS NVDRS training from the Center for Injury Research
and Control at the University of Pittsburgh is now available online as either a webinar replay or a pdf
document http://neurosurgery.pitt.edu/circl/webinars/archive/2008/wisqars_nvdrs.html[source: SPRC: The
Weekly Spark]
13. Mapping Community Data on Children of Prisoners: Strategies and Insights. Children of
incarcerated parents are often an invisible population, but analyzing and mapping local-level data on
these children and their parents can help policymakers and advocates better understand their
experiences and needs. This brief discusses the mapping of community data on these families, drawing
on the experiences and insights of partners in the Urban Institute’s Reentry Mapping Network (RMN). The
brief discusses the value of analyzing and mapping data on children of incarcerated parents, outlines
potential data sources, and explores the process of working with and mapping data on this population.
http://www.urban.org/publications/411766.html [source: CFK Update]
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POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS)
14. 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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FOR YOUTH
15. 2008-09 Baltimore Hispanic Youth Achievement Forum, Registration deadline is Dec. 10. 8:30am2pm, JHU Homewood Campus, Levering Hall Building #27. Workshops for Latino students in middle and
high school and parents and educators. Contact Marybeth at (443) 552-0088, Marybeth@ushyee.org, or
visit http://www.ushyee.org/ [source: The Rawlings-Blake Roll Call, December 5, 2008]
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
16. The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities: Coming Up Taller Awards
recognize and reward outstanding after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for
underserved children and youth. Eligibility: programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts
organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses,
and eligible government entities. Deadline: January 30, 2009. http://www.pcah.gov/cut.htm [source: PEN
Weekly NewsBlast]
17. Young offender grants. For planning, partnership and intermediary projects serving juvenile and
young adult offenders returning from correctional facilities. Deadline: December 18, 2008.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-27151.htm
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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
18. Nursing Program Opportunity With Free Tuition. If you know of anyone between 18-28 years old,
interested in the nursing field, University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is offering FREE tuition, FREE
books, a $250 monthly stipend, and guaranteed job placement as a nurse at Washington DC's
Providence Hospital upon graduation from their 3-year program, with a starting salary of $40,000. The
program is recruiting new students now!! Contact Ms. Beshon Smith (202) 266-5481 or email
Bsmith@urbanalliance.org [source: The Rawlings-Blake Roll Call, December 5, 2008]
19. Baltimore, MD: Americorps Service Learning Fellowship (Caseworker). This unique fellowship
program allows you to experience community as classroom by working in teams serving youth involved in
the juvenile justice system http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/320544-260/c
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PREVIOUSLY POSTED EVENTS, CONFERENCES, & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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
El Paso, TX: The Prisoner's Family Conference. February 26-27, 2009. For more information, please
visit http://solutionsforelpaso.org/?page_id=81
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/
Santa Fe, NM: Embracing Health and Wellness: The Role of Behavioral Health. March 12-14, 2009.
More information http://www.acmha.org/summit/summit_2009.cfm
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
Chicago, IL: National Conference on Summer Learning. April 16-17, 2009. For more information,
please visit
http://www.summerlearning.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=427
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)
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#
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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