Juvenile Justice & Teen Substance Abuse

From Reclaiming futures.org, passed on by Lois at Real Cost of Prisons Project:

Reclaiming Futures Launches Blog Dedicated to Substance Abuse and Teens in the Juvenile Justice System

Reclaiming Futures Every Day is a professionally-staffed blog that aims to keep people informed of the latest happenings in juvenile justice and substance abuse treatment. Launched by Reclaiming Futures, an initiative
of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it can be found at http://blog.reclaimingfutures.org, and is designed to help readers:

   * Discuss the national challenge of helping teens break the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime.
   * Comment on new developments in teen alcohol and drug treatment and juvenile justice reform.
   * Stay in touch with what's going on in the 23 communities using the proven Reclaiming Futures approach.
   * Receive expert opinions and commentary from regular contributors who are leaders in the field.

Reclaiming Futures is an initiative created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that offers a new approach to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime. Now in 23 communities across
the nation, the program has received additional investments to spread its model from RWJF, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Kate B.
Reynolds Charitable Trust. The national office of Reclaiming Futures is housed in the Regional Research Institute of the Graduate School of Social Work at Portland State University. For a list of our 23 locations
and more information, please visit www.reclaimingfutures.org.