How policy playbooks, talking points, and data-backed briefs drive youth justice reform.

Plain-language map of key juvenile codes and reforms across detention, hearings, and reentry.

How validated screening tools guide detention, diversion, and service referrals.

Understanding reoffending, aftercare, and what helps youth stay out of the system.

How hearing delays and continuances shape outcomes and case integrity across the region.

Trauma-informed specialty courts reducing confinement through treatment and family engagement.

Family health, parenting supports, and the role of Medicaid and home visiting programs.

How youth mental health and substance use trends affect justice involvement.

Why teen birth rates remain high and how supports improve family outcomes.

Screening, crisis response, and treatment continuity for trauma-affected youth.

How parent and caregiver participation is reshaping youth-justice policy.

How tele-behavioral health and remote mentoring close service deserts in small counties.

Examining racial and geographic disparities across youth justice systems.

How geography shapes youth access to justice and services.

Where youth and families get to speak, be heard, and access materials in their language.

How gender, LGBTQ+ identity, and bias shape youth system experiences.

New transparency tools revealing where disparities persist—and what’s changing.

The hidden populations between foster, shelter, and justice—and how states are fixing the count.

How mentoring and reengagement programs rebuild youth connection and purpose.

Local mentoring movements showing measurable drops in recidivism and violence.

Job training, apprenticeships, and early work experiences that reduce recidivism.

Apprenticeships, CTE, and employer partnerships that help youth reenter the labor force.

When child welfare and homelessness intersect with juvenile justice involvement.

Youth gang involvement and trafficking indicators across urban and rural areas.

How education continuity shapes reentry success for court-involved youth.

Why clean, open data matters for youth justice and policy accountability.

Programs with real results across the Mid-South: diversion, mentoring, and therapy.

How to use visual data and evidence to make a persuasive advocacy case.

Why connecting education and juvenile-justice records enables prevention and accountability.

Tracking youth success beyond discharge—multi-year outcomes that show diversion’s real impact.

Balancing innovation with privacy when AI and cloud tools enter juvenile casework.

How interagency data trusts redefine collaboration and outcomes.

Why teaching online safety and tech skills is now part of rehabilitation.

What “wraparound” really means when measured against real data.

How states are opening datasets and annual reports to rebuild trust and drive reform.