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Northeast Regional Defender Center

In order to increase the capacity of the grassroots juvenile defense bar across the country, the National Center incorporated into its design the development of nine Regional Defender Centers. The Northeast Region includes the following four states: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Helpful Links

Juvenile Law Center
National Juvenile Defender Center
The Juvenile Act of PA

State and Local Defender Sites

Delaware

Delaware Public Defender

New Jersey

New Jersey Office of the Public Defender

New York

Albany County
New York City
New York State Defenders Association
Steuben County

Pennsylvania

Adams County
Allegheny County
Armstrong County
Beaver County
Berks County
Bradford County
Bucks County
Butler County
Cambria County
Carbon County
Centre County
Chester County
Clearfield County
Crawford County
Cumberland County
Delaware County
Elk County
Erie County
Franklin County
Greene County
Huntingdon County
Lackawanna County
Lancaster County
Lawrence County
Lebanon County
Luzerne County
Mifflin County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Northampton County
Philadelphia County
Pike County
Somerset County
Union County
Venango County
Washington County
Westmoreland County
York County

Links

Juvenile Justice Links

American Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Center
American Probation and Parole Association
Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Girls' Justice Initiative
Haywood Burns Institute
Juvenile Court Judges' Commission (JCJC)
Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center
National Association of Counsel for Children
National Center for Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice
National Center for Juvenile Justice
National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ)
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
National Juvenile Defender Center
National Mental Health Association Juvenile Justice Site
National Teen Court Center
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice - McArthur Juvenile Adjudicative Competence Study
Vera Institute of Justice

Child Advocacy Organizations

ABA Center for Children and the Law
American Youth Policy Foru
Building Blocks for Youth
CDF-Legislative Action Center
Center for Law and Social Policy
Children & Family Justice Center
Children's Defense Fund
Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative
JLC End Zero Tolerance Information
Juvenile Law Center
National Center for Lesbian Rights - Youth Project
National Center for Youth Law
Youth Law Center

Special Needs Organizations

Center for Law and Education
Council for Exceptional Children
Disability Resources Monthly Regional Resources Directory
IDEA Practices
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
National Center for Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice
United States Department of Education
United States Office of Special Education Programs

Mental Health Organizations

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
National Youth Screening Assistance Project
President's Commission on Mental Health
Protection and Advocacy by State
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

The Other Regional Juvenile Defender Centers

Central Juvenile Defender Center
Mid-Atlantic Juvenile Defender Center
Midwest Juvenile Defender Center
New England Juvenile Defender Center
Northeast Juvenile Defender Center
Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
Southern Juvenile Defender Center
Southwest Juvenile Defender Center

General Legal Resources

National Poverty Law Center
National Poverty Law Library
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)

Educational Materials

Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System—On-Line Tutorial
Gender Specific Resource Manual
Help for Those Using the MAYSI Intrument
Understanding Adolescents—McArthur Training Modules on Juvenile Court

Juvenile Justice Newsletters

Child Welfare League of America (The Link)
National Center for Education Disability and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ Notes)
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (Brevity)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Juvenile Justice Update)