The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice was established in July 2001 to assist the field in developing improved policies and programs for youth with mental health disorders in contact with the juvenile justice system, based on the best available research and practice. The Center, which is operated by Policy Research, Inc. in Delmar, NY is supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and operates current projects with funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Their recently posted newsworthy items are:

• SAMHSA accepting grant applications for Child Mental Health Initiative

• SAMHSA awards $170.5 million to fund Systems of Care
• Juvenile Adjudications Vacated by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• Three Faculty Vacancies at University of South Florida Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
• Wraparound Milwaukee Receives Innovations in American Government Award
• Report Released by Coalition for Juvenile Justice Focuses on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act