Communities thrive when we invest in people, not prisons. This week we are united for community investments - championing support for youth, schools, and families. #YJAM2025 #UnitedforCommunityInvestments

This Youth Justice Action Month, we’re #UnitedForUnderstanding. Through books, lived experience, and shared stories, we learn how to better support youth impacted by the juvenile legal system. We are proud to partner with @wearenyjn.bsky.social
and National Youth Justice Network during YJAM.

In this video, Liz Ryan, Doris Duke Distinguished Fellow at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown, reflects on the importance of listening to youth stories as part of justice reform.

Check out our #YJAM2025 resources for ways to uplift youth storytelling: youthjusticeactionmonth.org

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Punishment doesn't heal, community does. This week we are united for healing, not harm - centering care, restoration, and rehabilitation. #YJAM2025

Learn more and take action: youthjusticeactionmonth.org

Please join us in welcoming Lucid Parks (they/them) to our team as NYJN’s Communications & Narrative Change Manager! They will be guiding and implementing our communications and narrative organizing strategy moving forward.

Learn more about Lucid at nyjn.org/staff

Youth Justice Action Month (#YJAM2025) starts today! This week's theme is #UnitedForUnderstanding. Through books, shared stories, and lived experiences we can learn how to better support youth impacted by the legal system.

Learn more at youthjusticeactionmonth.org

October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM)! We'll be spending the month raising awareness about the unique challenges young individuals face within the justice system and advocating for fair, effective, and developmentally appropriate responses.

Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org

We are excited to invite you to this year's annual forum, Rising in the Moment: From Communication to Implementation, on October 29 and 30 in Washington, DC! This gathering is for anyone active in the youth justice space.

Register and find more info here: nyjn.org/2025-nyjn-fo...