Florida’s Youth Incarceration Problem Has a Proven Fix

• By: Jeanie Burton, MBA, JM At Hope Youth Program, The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services
• October 12th, 2026
• Baker Act, Fall 2026 Issue, Florida, juvenile detention, juvenile justice, mental health diversion, restorative justice, school-to-prison pipeline, youth incarceration
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Florida incarcerates more children than any other state in the country. Even while research shows harsh punishments and long sentences don't rehabilitate kids — they keep them coming back. There needs to be another way to hold kids accountable because, right now, we are manufacturing the outcomes...

A Qualitative Exploration of ADHD, Prosocial Bonds, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

• By: Sarah Jalbert, PhD Institute for Community Health Holly Swan, PhD Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate
• October 12th, 2026
• ADHD, behavioral health policy, exclusionary discipline, Fall 2026 Issue, IEP, juvenile justice, prosocial bonds, school-to-prison pipeline, youth of color
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Symptoms of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affect up to 11 percent of children (Visser et al., 2013). There is strong empirical evidence that an ADHD diagnosis puts children at higher risk for significant academic impairment, weaker ties to pro-social institutions, increased...