Friday, December 03, 2004

Nine Partners Join in Effort to End Long-Term Homelessness
Announcement at the web site of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - " The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and eight other national philanthropic, nonprofit and financial organizations are forming a partnership to stimulate an effort to end long-term homelessness. The Partnership to End Long-Term Homelessness will dedicate more than $37 million in grants and loans to the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) and other groups." See also the related report from the Lewin Group, Costs of Serving Homeless Individuals in Nine Cities (Adobe Acrobat format).  
  

Juvenile Detention Center Investigation: An Examination of Conditions of Care for Youth with Mental Health Needs (New Jersey)
A report, in Adobe Acrobat format, from the New Jersy Office of the Child Advocate, called to our attention by Open Minds - "In New Jersey, county juvenile detention facilities are often used to confine youth with serious mental health needs. These youth are frequently held in detention centers due to the paucity of less restrictive placement options that would allow them to remain with their families or in their communities, where appropriate, and have access to care to address their identified needs. Detention centers are generally not equipped to identify youth with mental illness, to assess their condition or to provide them with necessary services to assure their stability and support their mental health while detained..."