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The Role of Family Engagement in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems

NCTSN Resource

Resource Description

Outlines the role of family engagement in creating trauma-informed juvenile justice systems. This brief, written by Liane Rozzell at Families and Allies of Virgina Youth, offers information on family engagement, why it is a key element in a trauma-informed juvenile justice system, how family engagement supports a trauma-informed juvenile justice system, the challenges to family engagement in juvenile justice, what family engagement looks like in the justice system, and recommendations to address the challenges.

Published in 2013