National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention

Dennis MondoroStrategic Community Development Officer

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionU.S. Department of Justice

Forum Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

• Provides access to technical assistance from experts across multiple federal agencies and, perhaps even more importantly, connects communities with each other to share information about successful local models.

• To strengthen local partnerships, improve coordination, and increase adherence to data driven practices, programs, and policies.

Forum TTA

• Must be directly related to the site’s Plan

• Should enhance local capacity

• Must be based in evidence or best practice

Types of TTA • Evaluating and sustaining your existing Plan• Forming and maintaining coalitions and collaborations • Conducting strategic planning with multiple agencies• Addressing organizational changes such as staff turnover and funding

shifts• Listening to/engaging communities hard hit by crime• Engaging families and youth in decision making• Promising prevention, intervention, and/or enforcement strategies• Using data effectively• Information sharing• Using outreach workers in gang prevention and intervention• Community-oriented policing strategies• Trainings on a variety of topics related to youth violence and gang activity

Accessing Forum TTA

• Make requests to your federal site coordinators

• Request is reviewed by the Forum TTA Working Group

• Request is fulfilled by the most appropriate agency/organization

Principles of Forum TTA

• Responsive • Locally-tailored• Comprehensive• Integrated• Flexible

National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention

Dave Marsden, Project DirectorForum Training and Technical Assistance

ProjectDevelopment Service Group, Inc.

A Balanced Approach Plan Development• Strategic Planning• Building and sustaining community

collaboration• Evaluating the Forum plan’s progress

and success• Interagency data sharing• Evidence-based programs and best

practices

A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Prevention• Evidence-based programs and practices• Risk and needs assessment• Violence prevention strategies• Trauma/mental health services• Positive youth development programs• Family engagement strategies• Identifying and targeting high-need/high-risk families• Substance abuse prevention• Expanding neighborhood-based program networks

A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Intervention• Graduated sanctions• Identifying and targeting high-need/high-risk

families• BARJ (Balanced and Restorative Justice)• DMC (Disproportionate Minority Contact)• Strategies for addressing urban blight• Substance use intervention • Juvenile justice system improvement

A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Enforcement• Law enforcement/community policing• Gang intervention strategies• Gun violence reduction strategies

A Balanced Approach (cont’d)Reentry• Reentry/reintegration services• Probation and parole/court systems• Appropriate resources for reintegration

For more information, contact

Dave MarsdenProject DirectorNational Forum on Youth Violence Prevention TTA ProjectDevelopment Services Group, Inc.Office: 301.951.0056Cell: 703.964.6821Email: dmarsden@dsgonline.com

U.S. Department of Education

Norris DickardDirector

Healthy Students GroupOffice of Safe and Healthy Students

Selected U.S. Dept. of Education TA Resources

Office of Safe and Healthy Students TA Centers• www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oshs/tacenters.html

Comprehensive Regional and Content TA Centers• www2.ed.gov/programs/newccp/index.html

Behavioral Interventions and Supports TA Center• www.pbis.org

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Marci HertzLead Health Scientist

Division of Violence Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Michelle BechardTeam Lead

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

www.promoteprevent.org

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