Education and Transition Services

• Delaware – Study of Educational Transition Services – 2006: The goal of the study was to identify ways that educational staff in Child Mental Health (CMH) and Youth Rehabilitation Services (YRS) programs could improve transition outcomes for students returning to their home schools or employment following discharge. Entire Document
• State of Delaware: Education Services Unit of the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families: Annual Outcome Evaluation of Programs Funded through the Consolidated Grant 2006-2007: The emphasis of the report is on student transition and what it takes and will take for students to successfully transition through the programs and move forward successfully with their lives after discharge from the programs back to their home schools, adult education, post secondary education, or employment. Entire Document
• A Transition Guidebook for Educational Personnel of Florida Juvenile Justice Programs: The guidebook was developed to assist the operators of juvenile justice facilities and educational programs with providing effective transition services. Entire Document
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services – Department of Youth Services – 2006 Annual Report: DYS provides transition services following placement in secure facilities for juvenile offenders. The supportive services including supervision and support services, such as victim services, through the Department’s community reentry centers. Pages 26-31
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) – Special Education and the Juvenile Justice Field, 2000: The bulletin intends to inform judges, attorneys, advocates, probation officers, institutional staff, and other youth-serving professionals about the impact of special education issues on juvenile justice matters. Entire Document
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) - From the Courthouse to the Schoolhouse: Making Successful Transitions, 2000: The bulletin describes effective approaches to reintegrating youth from juvenile justice system settings into the education mainstream and provides information about promising programs, practices, and resources. Entire Document
• Tennessee Division of Juvenile Justice Description: This report gives a description of DJJ probation and aftercare services. The services include five Youth Development Centers serving youth with more serious delinquent offenses, nine community-based group homes serving youth with less serious offenses, a residential treatment facility for developmentally challenged youth, and an observation and assessment center. Education services are provided through the community residential programs, intensive aftercare program, and youth development centers. Entire Document
• Washington State Institute of Public Policy: Washington State’s Family Integrated Transitions Program for Juvenile Offenders: Outcome Evaluation and Benefit-Cost Analysis: This report evaluates rehabilitation program for juvenile offenders that focus on offenders with “co-occurring” substance abuse and mental health disorders. The overall goal of the program is to provide research-proven treatment and thereby lower recidivism rates. Entire Document
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections Division of Juvenile Corrections, Back to School, Transition Guide for Students with Disabilities, Coming Home to their Communities, February 2007: The transition guide gives an overview of the DJC programs and services, specifically education programs and transition services for juvenile offenders. Entire Document

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