We bring together advocates and organizers at the state and national level to create a transformational shift away from policing and prisons toward a world that prioritizes community-based, trauma-informed and healing-centered responses to youth needs.
At NYJN, we work across the legal spectrum to safeguard childhood by wrapping our youth in community support rather than responding with police and legal systems.
Read about youth justice advocacy happening across the country.
Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) is an annual month-long campaign where advocates come together to organize digital and in-person events and activities to raise awareness and inspire action on behalf of young people impacted by the justice system.
Oct 10, 2024
