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Pennsylvania Models for Change

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Pennsylvania was the first state chosen to participate in the Models for Change initiative for three reasons: It is considered a "bellweather" state in juvenile justice; it has a favorable reform climate; and it seems poised to become an exemplary system.

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Models for Change:  System Reform in Juvenile Justice

Reform efforts in Pennsylvania will focus on three areas: coordination of the mental health and juvenile justice systems; the system of aftercare services and supports; and disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system.

The Pennsylvania Models for Change initiative is administered through the Juvenile Law Center and the MacArthur Foundation.

Link: http://216.158.40.79/mfc/index.cgi

 

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