Join us for a Day of Advocacy at the State House to speak up and advance key youth justice reforms. Light lunch will be served.
State House, Great Hall, 24 Beacon Street, Boston MA 02133 and live streamed
11:45 am – Doors open
12:00 pm – Program starts
1:30 pm – Meet with your legislators (in-person or via phone/email)
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
Don't Get Groomed Training & Pilot Game
New England Arab American Organization (NEAAO)
June 12, 2025
Private Event
In Person
Westbrook, ME
Don’t Get Groomed is a gamified approach to teaching youth how to identify and avoid grooming and manipulation for sexual exploitation. SFY will begin its rollout of the Don’t Get Groomed JJJ game across the state of Maine starting with two trainings focused on youth serving community-based organizations for use over the summer.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
Don't Get Groomed Training & Pilot Game
APEX Center
June 11, 2025
Private Event
In Person
Biddeford, ME
Don’t Get Groomed is a gamified approach to teaching youth how to identify and avoid grooming and manipulation for sexual exploitation. SFY will begin its rollout of the Don’t Get Groomed JJJ game across the state of Maine starting with two trainings focused on youth serving community-based organizations for use over the summer.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
Presentation on NH JJJ Games
NH Juvenile Court Diversion Network Summit
June 9, 2025
Private Event
In Person
Concord, NH
Kristen Wheeler will showcase all New Hampshire-specific JJJ games to community stakeholders working in diversion programs across the state.
Model Policies event
Developing Community Allies: Strategies for Public Safety Partnerships
2025 Professionalizing Law Enforcement Community Engagement Training (PLECET) National Conference
June 6, 2025
- June 7, 2025
Open to Conference Registries
In Person
Chicago, IL
Lisa Thurau will be presenting at the 2025 Professionalizing Law Enforcement Community Engagement Training (PLECET) National Conference in Chicago. She will co-facilitate a panel titled “Developing Community Allies: Strategies for Public Safety Partnerships” which will focus on strategies for law enforcement to move beyond traditional model to embrace authentic, community-centric partnerships, which will be offered on both days.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
JJJ Street Game Training
June 2, 2025
Private Event
Virtual
Cincinnati, OH
Kristen Wheeler will train Cincinnati law students on how to play Street JJJ with youth at Hamilton County Detention Center.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
Juvenile Justice Day
NH DHHS/DCYF
May 16, 2025
Private Event
In Person
Manchester, NH
SFY will showcase NH’s JJJ games to Juvenile Parole and Probation Officers at a statewide professional development convening.
Model Policies event
Model Policies for Youth Interaction by Law Enforcement
AccredNet Conference
May 15, 2025
Private Event
In Person
Portland, ME
Lisa Thurau is invited to speak to the Board of Directors of AccredNet at their national conference in Maine on May 15th about SFY’s 12 Model Law Enforcement Policies for Interactions with Youth. AccredNet is a federation of state law enforcement accreditation entities, which provides guidance, advocacy and support to advance law enforcement accreditation at the state level and promote excellence in policing through standards that reflect state and national professional best practices.
SFY continues its rollout of JJJ across the state of New Hampshire, in partnership with NH’s Division of Children, Youth, and Families. This is the 4th statewide training offered.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
TX JJJ Training and Pilot Game
Weslaco Police Department and South Texas HIDTA
May 10, 2025
Private Event
In Person
Weslaco, TX
SFY will be conducting a training for law enforcement and community groups in the Rio Grande Valley. SFY is partnering with active Game Leaders in the area to also run a coached JJJ Game with local students.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
JJJ Showcase
Texas Education Service Center's Counselor Specialist Summer Workday Conference
May 9, 2025
Private Event
In Person
South Padres Island, TX
SFY will present to a conference of counselor specialists working across the state of Texas through the Education Services Center. SFY will be showcasing two JJJ games designed in consultation with the South TX HIDTA on Substance Use & Abuse and the Juvenile Legal System.
Other event
Understanding the Teen Brain
Office of Justice Programs' Virtual Reality De-Escalation Site-Based Initiative
April 15, 2025
Private Event
Virtual
The Office of Justice Programs’ Virtual Reality De-Escalation Site-Based Initiative has invited SFY to address grantees–law enforcement agencies and universities partnering with them to build simulators–about the unique nature of interactions between law enforcement and youth.
SFY will be conducting a 4-day Policing the Teen Brain Train-the-Trainer event for Concord, El Cerrito, and Pittsburg Police Departments in Contra Costa County, CA. Officers attending this training will be able to lead the 2-day PTB training for their agencies.
Model Policies event
Policies: Addressing Key Issues in Law Enforcement/Youth Interactions
On Friday, March 28, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, NACOLE will welcome Lisa H. Thurau and Shelley R. Jackson, from Strategies for Youth (SFY), a national nonprofit training and policy organization dedicated to ensuring best outcomes for youth interacting with law enforcement. The presenters will describe key legal precedent and social science research supporting the need for law enforcement agencies and officers to treat youth differently than they would adults, and how youth-specific law enforcement policies and standards are necessary to protect youth rights, provide officers with support in these encounters, and keep both youth and officers safe.
Juvenile Justice Jeopardy event
Don't Get Groomed Showcase
March 28, 2025
12:00 pm and 3 pm ET
Private event for: Maine Youthworks, Educators, Law Enforcement
Virtual
Maine
Offering Maine youthworker, educators, and law enforcement an opportunity to learn about Don’t Get Groomed and particpate in a training to become a Game Leader.
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