Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Services for Sexually Abused Incarcerated Youth

Webinar To Discuss Services for Sexually Abused Incarcerated Youth
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On May 1, 2013, at 2 p.m. ET, Just Detention International (JDI), in conjunction with the Office on Violence Against Women, will present “Safe and Secure: Providing Services for Incarcerated Youth.” During the 90-minute Webinar, presenters will discuss services addressed in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, review the challenges of providing care in detention, examine ways to adapt crisis interventions to these settings, and offer strategies for providing the community standard of care to youth detainees.
Resources:
Registration information is available online.
This is the final Webinar in a series from JDI. Access presentation materials from the first two Webinars: "One in Eight: The Reality of Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention” and “Connections: Working Together To Stop Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention.”
Visit the National PREA Resource Center, a central repository for information, best practices, and research on preventing and responding to prison rape.