ATLANTA, August 19, 2014 --

The Evidence-Based Professionals Society and Joyfields Institute for Professional Development today jointly announced that the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office today has achieived the requirements for provisional certification as a Certified Evidence-Based Organization. To earn this distinction, Bershire County Sheriff's Office underwent months of in-depth self-evaluation and implementation of evidence-based approaches to enhance how they serve clients and staff.

ATLANTA, January 20, 2015 --

Tule River Indian Youth Project (TRIYP) has completed the Fourth annual evaluation of the program which it began in 2010.  The evaluations were conducted by Joyfields Institute, led by Dr. David Myers.  In 2010, Tule River Tribal Nation received a 4-year grant from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corrections Standards Authority, under the Tribal Youth Grant Program.  This funding program is built upon the beliefs and values associated with Native culture, specifically as defined in the four Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) principles: