The Evidence-Based Professionals' Newsletter - June 2016

Welcome to June's issue of The Evidence-Based Professionals' Newsletter.  Here is your collection of relevant articles, grant resources and dates for our upcoming events.

Articles & Updates

Evidence-Based Criminal Justice and Human Services:

• Obama Administration promotes National Reentry Week
• Vermont Department of Corrections commits to restorative justice 
• U.S. Attorney General Lynch promotes IDs for people leaving prisons  
• Eliminating labels for people with criminal records
• Vermont DOC Builds Commitment to Restorative Justice  
• Allegheny County Officials, Employers Join OJP’s Push to Eliminate Labels for People with Criminal Records
• U.S. Attorney General Lynch Emphasizes Access to IDs for People Leaving Prisons
• New Regulations for E-Cigarettes

International:

• Queen Elizabeth unveils Britain's 'biggest shakeup' of prisons since Victorian times

Mental Health:

• Community paramedic program cuts mental health patient call volume
• Telehealth Increasingly Used for Mental Health Care
• Growing number of states experiment with integrating medical, mental health services
• Michigan debates integrating physical, mental health systems
• The Rise Of Digital Technology In Mental Health
• Ohio and Utah counties commit to addressing mental illness in jails

 Substance Abuse:

• U.S. House passes 10 bills to combat opioid abuse
• Medication-assisted treatment cut short during incarceration
• Study estimates 10% decrease in smoking would save $63 billion within one year
• Study finds drug and alcohol abuse linked to self-medication of chronic pain

Youth:

• Early individualized interventions key to juvenile reentry success
• Many states focusing on keeping youth out of adult court
  • Increasing number of states pursuing youth justice reforms in 2016
  • States soften stance on adult prosecution of juvenile offenders  

• Washington State Works to Improve Employment Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth
• Prison/Jail Staff and Volunteers: Supporting Children Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
• Mentors: Supporting Children Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
• Incarcerated Parents: Planning for a Visit from Your Child/Children  

Webinars, Videos and Podcasts:

• Protecting fair housing rights of people with criminal records 
• Positive policy on foster care
• Reentry Housing Options for Sex Offenders

Grants:

• Current funding opportunities from U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
• Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, etc.
• Current funding opportunities from SAMHSA
• Social Innovation Fund
• California BSCC Awards Grants to Strengthen Law Enforcement Community Relations

Our Next Evidence-Based Workshops & Conferences

Atlanta, Georgia:

• Employment-Focused Workforce and Career Services
  August 9 - 10

• Becoming an Evidence-Based Organization & Practitioner: Core & Advance Skills for Professionals
  August 10 - 12

• Vicarious Trauma & Traumatic Stress
  August 11 - 12

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