NDAA’s Southern Regional Juvenile Justice Conference for Prosecutors, Law Enforcement and Community Organizations: Improving Outcomes for Youth through Community-Based Interventions and Interagency Collaborations

2024 NDAA’s Southern Regional Juvenile Justice Conference for Prosecutors, Law Enforcement and Community Organizations: Improving Outcomes for Youth through Community-Based Interventions and Interagency Collaborations

June 3 & 4th, 2024 

 University of Houston Downtown Welcome Building/Academic Building, 3rd floor Auditorium 

 1 Main St. Houston, TX 77002

Registration is limited.

Training topics will include:

• Prevention and Intervention Programs
• What’s new in youth diversion?
• Dual Status initiative (for kids in both delinquency and dependency systems) 
• FIRST program – for youth accused of violence against family members
• BASE program – building appropriate sex education for youth with problematic sexual behavior 
• GRIP, SOAR, CARE & 360 Courts – Specialty Courts for Youth 
• Evaluating youth for placement and treatment 
• Children Exposed to Violence – Early Intervention 
• Youth agencies collaborating with researchers 
• Collecting youth statements
• Gathering Digital Evidence 
• Campus-Based Policing 
• How to identify and protect youth from gang membership

Speakers from:

• Prevention and Intervention Programs
• Harris County District Attorney’s Office Juvenile Division & Family Violence Program
• Harris County Juvenile Probation, 
• The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
• Children’s Assessment Center
• Harris County Specialty Courts
• Dual Status Initiative
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
• Dream Academy
• Fort Bend District Attorney’s Office
• Montrose Center
• and more !!!

Course Location

University of Houston Downtown

Welcome Building, 3rd floor auditorium

1 main St. Houston, TX 77002

Tuition

The cost is FREE to attend.

Once you register for the course, you will receive a confirmation email.

*Food and Drinks will not be served at conference. 

Additional Questions?

Contact the NDAA Juvenile Justice team.

Funding for your participation in this educational training is generously provided by a federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), grant number 2019-MU-MU-K002. NDAA is not part of the U.S. Government, or the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). 

Particular points of view, opinions or legal interpretations expressed throughout this event are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position, policies or opinions of the National District Attorneys Association or the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

University of Houston Downtown

Welcome Building/Academic Building , 3rd floor auditorium

1 main St. Houston, TX 77002

NDAA will apply for CLE in Texas and in different States based on registration list. If your state allows you to self-submit, NDAA will provide you with all the required documents.

 Questions regarding CLE or other continuing education credits can be directed to cle@ndaajustice.org or jdemsey@ndaajustice.org.

Hotels Nearby*

• Club Quarters Hotel Downtown, Houston. 

720 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, 77002 (0.62 mi from Conference Location)

• Hyatt Place Houston Downtown

1114 Texas Ave, Houston, TX, 77002 (0.55 mi from Conference Location)

• Moxy Houston Downtown

412 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002 (0.41 mi from Conference Location)

• Springhill Suites by Marriot Houston Downtown/Convention Center

914 Dallas Street, Houston, TX, 77002 (0.87 mi from Conference Location)

*NDAA will NOT reimburse attendees for ANY hotel/food/travel costs.