Tag Archive for: juvenile justice

Webinar: Lessons from Social and Neurological Perspectives on Positive Youth Development – April 23 at 4 PM
Our juvenile justice system began to take shape during a time of massive immigration and rapid growth of urban areas. Poverty, lack of supervision, and deplorable living conditions were seen as conditions that fostered delinquency. As the system…

Public Defender Robert Wesley Hosts PD9’s Spring Training 2020
Last week, Robert Wesley, Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, hosted PD9's 2020 Spring Training in Orlando, Florida. Videos of the presentations can be viewed below.
PTSD and Application in Criminal Court from an Expert's…

Hot Topics: ACES, The Biggest Health Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of – March 11 at 11:15 AM
When: Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 11:15 AM until 1:00 PM
Where: Sorosis Women's Club of Orlando
501 East Livingston Street
Orlando, FL 32803
Contact(s): Membership Team
Category: Hot Topic Luncheons
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Webinar: How Adolescent Brain Science Supports Youth Engagement in Court Hearings and Case Planning
Please join us for a webinar highlighting the critical importance of adolescent brain science as it relates to foster care. Leslie Leve, University of Oregon, and Sue Mangold, Juvenile Law Center, two members of the National Academies of Sciences…

Free Event: Resilience Film Screening and Discussion (Winter Park)
Join us as we screen the documentary RESILIENCE and delve into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress.
Partnership with The Winter Park Public Library, City of Winter Park…

Florida’s Flawed Baker Act Rips Thousands of Kids from School
Over the past seven years, children have been taken from public schools in Tampa Bay more than 7,500 times and temporarily placed in mental health facilities.
They often leave campus handcuffed in the back of police cruisers. Some are as…

Un-Making a Murderer, Exclusive Interview with Brendan Dassey and Laura Nirider
This special edition of Wrongful Conviction features Jason Flom’s exclusive interview with Brendan Dassey from behind bars—the only interview ever conducted with Brendan. The case against Brendan, and his uncle Steven Avery, is the…

FREE Webinar: Trauma and Brain Science: Is My Brain Really Elastic?
This webinar will address how brain science explains the quality of elasticity in our brain function. It will describe how we can use this quality to develop new behaviors and thinking patterns that help us build resilience and wellness. Participants…

FREE Webinar: Trauma and Brain Science: Why Is My Work Following Me Around?
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:30:00 PM EDT - 4:30:00 PM EDT
This webinar will address how brain science explains the longer-term effects of trauma and how it impacts us in various aspects of our lives. It will teach participants how to identify…