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Message Board:
Missouri Juvenile Justice Association Info
MJJA Association announces:
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
This year’s theme, For A Better Tomorrow, End Child Abuse Now! is a call to action for all Missourians to Prevent Child Abuse. To access the packet information go to www.missourikidsfirst.org.
SCHIP Signed into Law
On February 4th, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) into law, which reauthorizes SCHIP, and will expand the program until 2013.
• Expand coverage to include 4.1 million more uninsured American children, including approximately 64,000 uninsured Missouri children.
• Provide $32.8 billion in additional funding for SCHIP over 4½ years (offset by revenue raised from an increase of the federal tobacco tax by $0.62 per pack of cigarettes).
• Allow states to offer SCHIP dental coverage to children who have private health coverage which does not cover dental visits.
• Provide states, local governments, and schools with $100 million in grants for the purpose of enrolling uninsured children eligible for the program but not enrolled.
Council of State Governments Opposes Sex Offender and
Registration Notification Act as it Applies to Juvenile Offenders
The Council of State Governments (CSG) issued a resolution in December of 2008 opposing the application of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) to juveniles. CSG cites developmental differences between youth and adults, juveniles' amenability to treatment, the confidentiality of the juvenile court, and other factors as the basis of its resolution.
FACJJ Issues 2008 Annual Report
Established under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act, the role of FACJJ is to advise the President and Congress on matters related to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, to advise the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on the work of OJJDP, and to evaluate the progress and accomplishments of juvenile justice activities and projects.
The report addresses significant issues facing our nation's juvenile justice system. Primary among its concerns, FACJJ urges reauthorization of the JJDP Act.
On February 11, the House Education and Labor Committee passed the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act (H.R. 911) by a vote of 32-10. This legislation would provide much-needed management over programs and facilities that have operated without adequate regulation or licensing by either state or federal law. The bill would protect teenagers attending residential treatment programs from physical, mental, and sexual abuse, and it would increase transparency to help parents make safe choices for their children. Click here.
OJJDP Bulletin Examines Juvenile Suicide in Confinement
This bulletin draws on data from the first national survey of suicides of youth in confinement, which was sponsored by OJJDP, to review juvenile suicides that occurred in confinement between 1995 and 1999. It describes the demographic characteristics and social history of the victims and examines the characteristics of the facilities in which the suicides occurred.
National Council on Crime and Delinquency Report Addresses
Cycle of Abuse in Juvenile Facilities
A Special Report from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency focuses on abuse of youth in custody in California, Texas, Florida, and Indiana. In "Breaking the Cycle of Abuse in Juvenile Facilities," author Barry Krisberg reviews data on abuse of youth in juvenile facilities and calls attention to areas where data is lacking. The report makes several recommendations for reform, including reduced facility size; research-based risk and needs assessment classification systems to identify those youth most likely to be victims and victimizers; youth access to reporting and grievance systems that result in genuine and thorough investigations of their alleged victimization; and adolescent living environments in facilities that are as normal as possible. [Read more]
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