WEBINAR  3
1 HR

CENTERING YOUTH 
& FAMILIES

This discussion covered both the why and the how young people and their families most directly affected by the justice system must be central to any transformation efforts.

PANELISTS

HERNAN CARVENTE MARTINEZ

National Youth Partnership Strategist,
Youth First Initiative

MODERATOR

XIUHTECUTLI SOTO

New Mexico Youth Justice Coalition

KATHY WRIGHT

Executive Director,
New Jersey Parents Caucus

TJ  BOHL

Administrator,
Pierce County Juvenile Court

HIGHLIGHTS

Kathy Wright, Executive Director of New Jersey Parents Caucus, talks about the need to learn about the impact of the system directly from young people who experienced it and to trust them to lead if we are to create change.

Xiuhtecutli (Xiuy) Soto of the New Mexico Youth Justice Coalition speaks about how transforming youth justice begins with having patience with, providing support for, and relating to young people like him.

TJ Bohl, Administrator at Pierce County Juvenile Court, on some of the cultural obstacles inside the system to collaborating with communities, and the need for system leaders to overcome defensiveness to building a path forward together.

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