Resource Library

Mitchell's story is familiar, like those of a significant number of youth and families involved in the child welfare system for neglect. His story illustrates how focusing on wellbeing can change outcomes for youth and families.

Like us, teens and tweens’ behavior is driven by meeting needs for wellbeing. And, sometimes we struggle to understand their behavior. This resource helps guide conversations with youth around behaviors.

Using the Five Domains of Wellbeing framework, this resource provides strategies and examples for juvenile justice leaders and staff to support and sustain youth wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A collaboration with our partners at Missouri Children’s Division, this resource integrates a trauma informed framework with the Five Domains of Wellbeing framework so that children and families are safe, happy and able to take new, meaningful steps.

In partnership with Missouri Division of Youth Services, we developed this set of tip sheets outlining tangible examples of how front line workers, leaders, and systems may support the wellbeing of youth.

COVID-19 forced many people to self-isolate and quarantine. While many struggled with the inconvenience, stress, and disruption of stay-at-home orders, it is only on a much smaller scale than what incarcerated individuals experience every day.