6th Annual Juvenile Justice Summit

The Juvenile Justice Summit is an annual gathering of District of Columbia juvenile justice social workers, case managers, lawyers, judges, law enforcement representatives, and other juvenile justice stakeholders who work with system-involved youth and families. The theme for this year's Summit is: Working Together, Unlocking D.O.O.R.S. (Dialogue, Opportunities, Options, Results, Stability).

The goals of the Summit are to:

• Reduce the incidence of juvenile delinquency and recidivism
• Restore youth, families and communities impacted by crime
• Preserve the effective administration of justice through information sharing, evidence based training, and collaboration.

Summit attendees will have the opportunity to address pressing policy issues relating to returning youth and network with peer professionals from various District and federal criminal justice agencies including the:

• Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (DOJ-OJJDP)
• Justice Grants Administration (JGA)
• District of Columbia Superior Court (DCSC)
• Family Court, Court Social Services Division (CSSD)
• Child & Family Services Agency (CFSA)
• Deputy Mayors for: Education, Health & Human Services and Public Safety & Justice
• Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS)
• Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
• Office of the Attorney General (OAG)
• Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS)
• Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
• Pretrial Services Agency (PSA)
• Department of Corrections (DOC)
• Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
• Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA)
• Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)
• Department of Employment Services (DOES)
• DC Housing Authority (DCHA)
• Council of the District of Columbia
• Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
• District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
• Public Charter Schools (PCS) and numerous non-profit and private entities.

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