Protecting Safety, Saving Money

Posted by Bill Bentley on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:44 AM

More than 40 percent of delinquent youth in Maryland who are currently sent to residential programs can be better served by Multi-Systemic Therapy, a proven in-home treatment program. This is the finding of an unprecedented review of court records by…

Alabama Kids Count Data Book 2008

Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 27, 2008 at 1:44 AM

An annual report, this year’s edition contains some important changes intended to raise awareness and make the data more relevant to current state policy efforts, including: county-by-county numbers of DYS commitment statistics, as a benchmark for future comparison as the…