Otero County Juvenile Justice Board

02/25/2020

02/22/2020

Boys Council: Growing Healthy, Growing Strong

Boys will have fun identifying social-emotional messages, experiences, attitudes, and smart options for growing up male in our culture. Competition, bullying, recognizing and expressing emotions, male and female role expectations, self confidence, and teamwork are highlighted through games and team challenges. Boys develop vocabulary and skills to expect and enact fairness, healthy competition, and respect for self and others.

02/21/2020

OCJJB Program for girls aged 9-17 - Testimonial from Chaparral Middle School girls FY20, what this awesome group of girls said they learned:

02/21/2020

OCJJB's Program for Girls in Otero County Youth 9-17 years of age.

Girls Circle Facilitator Training - Gender specific programs for adolescent girls to promote resiliency and self-esteem.

02/19/2020

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, pls. see article below!

The Teen Dating Violence Special Feature provides access to federal and federally-funded publications and online resources related to dating violence among teens.

02/12/2020

Some pretty powerful stuff, OCJJB has programs here in Otero County for our youth. Contact us to find out more!

A new webinar explores how mental health and juvenile justice systems serve youth who need help managing their behavior with programs relevant to their cultural backgrounds.

02/11/2020

Stay tuned for OCJJB subcommittee, Be There, Be Kind via Youth Board member for Kindness Week activities in 6-12 grades across APS. Happening the last week in Feb., Get Ready, message us for details!

01/17/2020

OCJJB's 1st Be There, Be Kind meeting of the new year! Underway are plans to sponsor a Kindness Challenge week, Random Acts of Kindness will be encouraged, you can also start early! More information to come you way!

01/16/2020

“There is a wave of new prosecutors redefining their role in youth justice,” says Mark Soler, the executive director of the Center for Children’s Law and Policy." We hope you will join OCJJB members in partaking in this webinar!

On Feb. 5, the Casey Foundation will host a webinar featuring three prosecuting attorneys who are pursuing less adversarial and less punitive approaches to young people in the juvenile justice system. Register for the webinar today.